Example sentences of "[was/were] [verb] for [adv] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Details were traced for over 30000 workers involved in the construction of the large oil terminals in the Shetland and Orkney islands in northern Scotland or employed offshore . |
| 2 | Average scores for each nurse and resident were calculated for both collaboration and satisfaction , and their perceptions of alternative decision choices were assessed by asking them how much they agreed or disagreed that there was no alternative choice in the case of each specific patient . |
| 3 | The sensitivity , specificity , and efficiency of the sweat spot test were calculated for both the sweat spot test score and the percentage number of abnormal subareas , and receiver operating characteristic curves were drawn for both parameters . |
| 4 | Fulham were ordered to pay the overdue sum , amounting to £20 4s 5d , plus three guineas expenses , and Leeds were reprimanded for not taking money at the gates . |
| 5 | For example , no further summit meetings were arranged for quite some time , and the notion of regular summits had to wait until 1974 . |
| 6 | But Buckingham Palace said last night that no official engagements were listed for today . |
| 7 | Today thousands of commuters were delayed for up to 35 minutes as trains ran behind schedule . |
| 8 | Again , there was a slight hiccup when the entire Leyland Class 155 fleet were withdrawn for almost a year with door troubles ; they opened while the train was running . |
| 9 | And the ghosts of Cherith and the others were banished for ever . |
| 10 | Governments were criticized for not putting enough pressure to end human rights violations in countries where the asylum seekers originated . |
| 11 | Further analysis showed no differences in results between schools in which the projects were taught for only the minimum time compared with those that taught it for longer . |
| 12 | All these variables , however , were similar to those of normal subjects in the 15 patients re-evaluated after 12 months of gluten free diet as well as in the 35 patients who were treated for more than one year , who were all in clinical , biochemical , and histological remission . |
| 13 | And when the war came you see we were rationed for nearly everything . |
| 14 | In Belfast the Georgian flight crew were fined for not having proper entry visas — then the Forte Crest stepped in with cheap accommodation on learning Tbilisi could only afford to stay in university halls . |
| 15 | It follows the controversial case of the ‘ Beverley 11 , ’ when 11 jockeys were fined for allegedly refusing to obey the starter , which led to considerable debate on the courses of appeal open to the riders . |
| 16 | Both Brief Encounter and Great Expectations which A H-A produced , were nominated for Best Picture . |
| 17 | BASIC and its dialects were designed for more limited machines . |
| 18 | He argues that AT&T 's $90-a-share bid is ‘ grossly inadequate ’ : strong language for shares that were trading for only $48 before AT&T 's interest became public . |
| 19 | After verification of the effect of the typesetting code combinations they were substituted for more computer-recognisable codes to simplify further processing . |
| 20 | In a separate incident in Glengormley , houses were evacuated for over three hours after a suspect car was abandoned at Willowtree Park shortly after 1am yesterday . |
| 21 | And he had seemed almost to be currying favour when he was tumbling out the story of his family 's lost lease , trying to get Cameron to agree that the lairds were done for now . |
| 22 | Suburbs sprawled out to provide homes for the newly prosperous who were searching for more peaceful surroundings . |
| 23 | ‘ In the late 1980s we were looking for somewhere to produce a whole stream of new products , ’ said managing director of Glaxo Developments Alan Catterall . |
| 24 | On the box in Coronation Street Emily and Ernest Bishop were looking for somewhere to live . |
| 25 | Well obviously the delivery name and address is important and the consignments , so you did n't get that wrong but there was , what we were looking for as well a full written declaration of the nature of contents of any consignment containing dangerous infested , contaminated |
| 26 | By contrast , the English seem to have had fewer ships at this period , although Edward III had some royal ships , and vessels were built for largely defensive purposes . |
| 27 | Together with records for the current population these were searched for routinely recorded data on arterial pressure , smoking , body mass index ( weight ( kg ) divided by squared height ( m ) ) , oral contraceptive use , and either stated alcohol intake or social , haematological , or biochemical evidence of alcohol damage . |
| 28 | It is for this reason that a study carried out by Addison ( 1984 ) in the London Borough of Wandsworth , of the social care plans that were made for just two elderly people is of such value , and worthy of attention from practitioners in this field . |
| 29 | Because of PostScript , nine fonts of an entirely new type-face , Ecotype , were produced for roughly half of that cost ( see box ) . |
| 30 | Horses were used for both shunting and moving materials until the early 1930s . |