Example sentences of "were [verb] for an [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | They were prepared for an unyielding defence of their two flocks of 10,000 battery hens against the Ministry of Agriculture and the 10 burly ex-miners who form the ministry 's chicken-killing squad , ever-ready to wring a feathered neck . |
| 2 | The result of these various pressures was that , when they were taken over , some 150 undertakings were heading for an aggregate deficit of £7 millions ( more than 3 per cent of total BEA revenue ) over the year . |
| 3 | MODERATE supporters of President Rafsanjani were heading for an overwhelming victory over Iranian hardliners last night , according to the latest tally of returns from parliamentary elections held on Friday . |
| 4 | Land animals need to protect themselves from drying out , so scales were exchanged for an impervious skin ( although some amphibians can control the admission of water through their skin with the aid of hormones ) . |
| 5 | Films were cast for an international market in the Hollywood of the 1920s ; and international press syndication had a long history . |
| 6 | After 23h culture in FGF-4 ( 100ngml -1 ) , BrdU ( 20μM ) was added to the medium and the limbs were cultured for an additional hour . |