Example sentences of "was [verb] [prep] [noun pl] for [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Her teacher had seen a small notice about a charity in Russia which was looking for hosts for children from the affected regions and had contacted a friend , originally from Russia , who helped investigate the charity . |
| 2 | Use was made of facilities for communications , intelligence gathering , and early warning systems . |
| 3 | The hammer-beamed GREAT HALL was built by James IV in the sixteenth century and was used on occasions for meetings of the Scots parliament . |
| 4 | During its passage through the House of Commons , however , an amendment was introduced by spokesmen for groups of employers , and reluctantly accepted by Fisher , which postponed for seven years the continuation class clauses for those aged between 16 and 18 . |
| 5 | The scheme was devised by men for men , since no women civil servants were at that time employed ( Rhodes , 1965 , Chapter 2 ) . |
| 6 | South Park , containing a herd of fallow deer , was surrounded by an 8 foot ( 2.5-metre ) deer fence ; North park was divided into areas for cattle grazing by iron fencing and barbed wire . |