Example sentences of "were [verb] for [pron] in [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It is particularly interesting , however , to discover that a small group of white collar workers at Rolls Royce did not want an intellectually taxing job and provisions were made for them in the final design . |
| 2 | Again in the 45–60 age group , noticeably higher proportions of unmarried women were caring for someone in the same household , were the main carers of their disabled relatives and friends , and were caring for over twenty hours a week than were either their married or male counterparts ( Green , 1988 , pp. 9–10 ) . |
| 3 | He had left and walked back to the hotel , and by the time he reached it the police were waiting for him in the lobby . |
| 4 | they were waiting for her in the old house : Louise , her mother , her aunt Bella and her grandmother , Irena . |
| 5 | The rest of the party were waiting for us in a courtyard full of yapping dogs ; long , lean greyhounds , black , white and brindled . |
| 6 | He passed them on to another colleague who led us finally to our places which were kept for us in the Grand Salon . |