Example sentences of "were [vb pp] for [noun] [prep] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | XXVIII PRESBYTERY OF ISLAY BOWMORE After the Disruption in 1843 , occasional services were arranged for Bowmore in connection with Killarrow . |
| 2 | ( Anglers are presently major users of the Derwent and would remain so even if the river were reinstated for use by power craft . ) |
| 3 | Those who eschewed colour and decoration , like Spurgeon , and built what were really mammoth meeting-houses with a Greek front , were criticized for lack of taste and for concentrating too much on the preacher . |
| 4 | ‘ At Darlington county court in 1991 , 565 homes were repossessed for non-payment of mortgages , ’ the report says . |
| 5 | Rat sciatic nerve Schwann cells were treated for 15min at 37°C in the presence ( + ) or absence ( - ) of 5μM forskolin with serum-free medium ( DMEM ) , partially purified bovine pituitary GGF I , II and III ( native GGF ) , or with unconcentrated ( 1x ) or 30-fold concentrated ( 30x ) conditioned medium ( 20μl added to 200μl culture medium ) obtained after transient expression ( or mock-transfection ) of GGFHBS5 . |
| 6 | The observation was pursued and many compounds were examined for activity against viruses in culture , and in infected animals . |
| 7 | Antibodies to the cytosolic leucocyte L1 protein ( or calprotectin ) were examined for reactivity with macrophages , neutrophils , and eosinophils identified by paired immunofluorescence staining in sections of normal human ileal mucosa , including Peyer 's patches . |
| 8 | The exceptions were the Frenchmen and Savoyards in the service of Henry III , Edward I and Edward II , such as Jean de Grilly or Maurice and Amaury de Craon , who served as seneschals ; or the Italian creditors of Edward I and Edward II who held the financial office of constable as a means whereby their loans were assigned for repay-ment from Gascon revenues . |
| 9 | Many of those first placed in charge of rural posts proved unsuitable , and were dismissed for abuse of power . |
| 10 | Seventy-two per cent of those who had previously worked were currently unemployed as a direct result of their heroin use : 17 were dismissed for continual lateness and/or absenteeism ; two were dismissed for theft from work to finance their habit ; two lost their jobs when they were imprisoned for burglary or possession of heroin ; one was dismissed after two years of illness related to his drug use ; and one went bankrupt trying to support his habit . |
| 11 | Four Minilab Sovereign detectors which were intended for export to Belgium were stolen from the premises of Search Technology on 30 August 1991 . |
| 12 | Berry , from Bramerton , Norfolk , was originally convicted in 1983 of making electronic timers for detonating bombs which it was claimed were intended for use in Syria and the Lebanon . |
| 13 | On June 10 four men described as " ringleaders " were hanged for involvement in events in Mashad on May 30-June 2 [ see p. 38935 ] . |
| 14 | ‘ These boxes were designed for bags of gold in the Middle Ages . |
| 15 | When we ask how it was , after initial preaching , that people were won for Christ in Corinth , Ephesus , Rome , Thessalonica , Galatia , Colossae , Philippi and the other destinations of the New Testament epistles , clearly the answer is : through the church ! |
| 16 | The defendants were committed for trial at Mold Crown Court . |
| 17 | Guards ' trial : Two Coldstream guardsmen were committed for trial at Teesside Crown Court when they made another appearance before magistrates in Whitby yesterday accused of a series of robberies while AWOL from their base in Germany . |
| 18 | The two appeared before Swindon magistrates and were committed for trial at Bristol Crown Court . |
| 19 | FOUR people accused of a series of deception offences at post offices were committed for trial by Whitby magistrates yesterday . |
| 20 | Over 20 British scientific experiments due to be performed on the flight [ see also pp. 37437 ; 37932 ] were cancelled for lack of funds . |
| 21 | All but a few of the team were destined for careers in uniform , and played little more . |
| 22 | A brother officer , Jock Lewes of the Welsh Guards , had discovered some parachutes which were destined for transport to India , and obtained permission from Laycock for himself and Stirling to experiment with them , together with four other Guardsmen . |
| 23 | c , Wild-type Myc and the indicated mutant derivatives were assayed for transactivation of SRE-CYC1-LacZ through dimerization with SRF-Max72 and of CACGTG-CYC1-LacZ through dimerization and DNA binding with max . |
| 24 | Rat sciatic nerve Schwann cells were assayed for incorporation of DNA synthesis precursors , as described . |
| 25 | The beans were sold as Megabeans but were manufactured for Megastores by Beaneasy . |
| 26 | Even before this change , however , the majority of candidates were presented for certification in July ( 97% in 1989/90 ) . |
| 27 | For the first time both sets of fines were imposed for infringements of EC competition rules as laid down in Arts 85 and 86 of the Treaty of Rome . |
| 28 | Twelve awards were made for programmes of research , all of which were under way by November 1983 . |
| 29 | A good pastel by Francesco Clemente ( lot 165 , est. £10,000–15,000 ) fetched £17,000 , two important paintings by Christopher Lebrun attracted keen interest , ‘ Marcus Curtius ’ ( lot 167 , est. £14,000–18,000 ) being purchased by private dealer , Desmond Page , and sales at admittedly low prices , were made for works by Donald Baechler ( lot 168 ) , Kenny Scharf ( lot 177 ) , Matt Mullican ( lots 185 and 186 ) and other New York artists rarely seen in London . |
| 30 | Disclose that payments were made for insurance of officers or auditors against liabilities in relation to the company or group . |