Example sentences of "[was/were] [verb] for [num ord] " in BNC.
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| 1 | A 5 p.c. reduction in gross margins on lower-margin desk-top computer products and the weakness in the market were blamed for last year 's downturn but ICL says its share of the British computer market rose by one point to 19 p.c . |
| 2 | Particular provisions were made for first offenders and for the treatment and rehabilitation of addicts . |
| 3 | Similar surveys were produced for first schools ( 5–9 ) and middle schools ( 9–13 ) . |
| 4 | Last season they won the Fourth Division title and Corden believed the club were heading for second division football . |
| 5 | Er against the cost of government changes so this last part of this budget is actually the cost of making up for government cuts and section of and we 're disappointed that Conservatives decided to cut the section they were funding for next year . |
| 6 | It 's one of the things we were demonstrating for last week . ’ |
| 7 | Do you know what she said last night , after I 'd told her what Dieter and I were planning for next week ? |
| 8 | The official opening of the canal was arranged for 9th August 1814 . |
| 9 | Potential was developing for second guessing , waste and friction . ’ |
| 10 | Twenty micrograms of total RNA was used for first strand cDNA synthesis in a mixture containing 1 Taq polymerase buffer ( Promega ) , 1mM dNTPs , 40 Units RNasin ( Promega ) , 100 pmoles downstream primer and 200 Units Superscript ( Gibco-BRL ) . |
| 11 | The strike was called for 2nd May . |
| 12 | Originally , the replay was scheduled for next Wednesday at Villa Park , but West Midlands Police objected , pointing out they did not have the manpower to handle a match of that magnitude on the eve of polling day . |
| 13 | A second date was set for last Monday , when Mr Connelly was again told of the cancellation only at the last minute . |
| 14 | Rudge was rested for last Sunday 's Welsh Cup defeat against Pontblyddyn to accommodate another bowler . |
| 15 | Further , the amount of time available in practice for part time Masters level courses makes it unlikely that occasional work will give awareness of language as strong a base as was provided for first degree work in other areas . |
| 16 | By the end of the week , only a small residue was left for next year . |
| 17 | Even as the first-year girl drew her inferences , her headmaster , Manuel Lenarduzzi , was preparing for last night 's meeting with her parents and those of other first-year children who are the guinea pigs of the new system and whose future is one of attainment targets . |
| 18 | EC Environment Commissioner Carlo Ripa di Meana rejected demands for further changes to EC legislation on dangerous substances when a draft directive was tabled for second reading in the European Parliament . |
| 19 | Half the fleet had arrived by last night , including the joint services yacht Satquote British Defender , which was beaten for eighth place by only 37 minutes by the first of the three Finnish challengers , Martela OF . |
| 20 | Then probably you have not heard that he was sent for last night just before Compline , to go to Donata , at her express wish . |