Example sentences of "and [pron] [was/were] [vb pp] for [art] " in BNC.

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1 My brother and I were booked for a 5 day course on Harperig Reservoir , with one instructor and a group of about 10 children .
2 And I was angered for the dynasty
3 So I was particularly pleased to find at one point , when I 'd indulged in a lengthy photo session , that the rest of the party had gone over the brow and out of sight and I was left for a while with the world to myself .
4 Onslow 's has quite a scoop with the keys of Ernest Hemming , lamp-trimmer — each stamped Titanic and estimated at £4,000 ; it also has a doll found floating around the wreck and which was mistaken for the body of a child , at £1,500/3,000 .
5 Thereafter , possibly because the magazine began to appear more irregularly , Minton produced one further design , showing pages of manuscript fluttering down between buildings , and which was used for the next seven issues .
6 Species that were numerous around the boat and which were caught for a cursory examination only ’ were released again alive , ‘ the operation ’ , Gould maintained , giving ‘ not the least pain to the bird , the point of the hook merely taking hold in the horny and insensible tip of the beak . ’
7 Mornings were frost-blue , breath turned to fog and we were dressed for a cold day in the Himalayas , cocooned in pile clothing and moonboots .
8 It was cloudy enough to require full IFR flight , and we were cleared for the ILS at Vigo , but had to refuse since the VOR/DME there was out of order and there is no additional locator beacon to find the beam .
9 In due course my friendly farmer , Cyril Young , delivered four sheep to Oakington and everything was set for a bit of a barny at the Lion .
10 They were a step in a different direction from the exotic and theatrical Victorian house , and they were built for a more architecturally educated and independent type of client .
11 They used fishing rods and hooks , those cunning , black , nocturnal anglers , and they were blamed for the disappearance of booze from liquor cabinets and sugar from pantries .
12 The famous Swedish Don Giovanni , John Forsell , declared that the young Tauber was the greatest Ottavio he had ever heard , and he was noted for the intense conviction with which he declaimed to his Donna Anna ( in the German text then still generally in use , even at festivals ) the solemn oath , ‘ Ich schwöre ’ .
13 The Mr Universe competition brought him to London , and he was recruited for a tour of South Pacific which needed men for the chorus .
14 In the bronze medal fight against Axel Lobenstein , of East Germany , White appeared to start with more aggressive determination , but his attacks were way off target and he was thrown for a yuko ( five points ) as he got up off the ground .
15 Er Mike said in his autobiography that when they got the play and converted it to film , they changed the age of the character for a start , cos in the play it was written in the late fifties by Bill and it was written for a man approaching his forties .
16 And it was done for the best , although I must admit it did n't turn out like that .
17 Articles were placed in the press chronicling the joys of country life ( and — as will be shown — fruitless attempts were made to demonstrate that the rural environment was having a positive effect on the children 's health ) ; talks were given on the radio to parents ; special posters were printed ; and it was arranged for the Queen to visit certain schools in November to publicise the scheme .
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