Example sentences of "and [was/were] [verb] for the [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Perhaps those who came in repentance and were prepared for the running waters of Jordan to flow over their heads in judgment were thought of as undergoing the judgment of God in symbol so that they would not have to undergo it in its awful reality on the Day of Judgment . |
| 2 | ‘ On the 20th July we reached the 26th degree of S. Lat. , and were visited for the first time by the Cape petrel . |
| 3 | In Trinidad , West Indies were without Richards and were led for the first time by Desmond Haynes . |
| 4 | Its cost was £5,000 per car and was destined for the twelve sun saloons and six of the 1937 railcoaches , although these never materialised . |
| 5 | Here again the core of the work probably dates from some time before ( late 1745 ) and was expanded for the 1747 event . |
| 6 | The plaintiff lived in Totteridge and was evaluated for the poor rates by the assessors for Hatfield . |
| 7 | It moved northward through France from the Mediterranean coast and was recorded for the first time in Britain at a site in Hampshire , in March 1961 . |
| 8 | FRANCE 'S conservative op-position routed the ruling Socialist Party in yesterday 's first round of the general election and was heading for the biggest landslide victory this century . |
| 9 | Mowbray was frustrated over Achilles tendon and ankle injuries , and was suspended for the last game when Celtic suffered an embarrassing home defeat to Hibs . |