Example sentences of "[conj] were [vb pp] for the " in BNC.
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| 1 | To nine patients out of ten she was the first hospital sister with whom they had been confronted , and the great majority , when they walked , were pushed , or were carried for the first time through the double doors of our main entrance , were very apprehensive and trying to hide the fact . |
| 2 | The changes that were made for the Oval game took the number of England players used in the series to twenty-three and , as Cowdrey had to withdraw with a bruised foot , Graham Gooch was appointed the fourth captain of the series . |
| 3 | This is in accord with the assumptions that were made for the attention focusing explanation given for the different relationship between risk and P(A) in the two cases . |
| 4 | In the Operations Room , some of the female part-time watchkeepers were just coming on duty and were being briefed on the operations that were planned for the day and those that were already taking place . |
| 5 | First , and most important , stick with fonts that were designed for the printer you are using even if this means giving up some of the typographic niceties . |
| 6 | The same things that were promised for the gas , electricity and water , but in rel reality the only section to gain are the fat cats at the top who have recently been given it 's obscene pay increases . |
| 7 | The eight fabrics that were chosen for the garments were completely different one from the other . |
| 8 | Mr Bruce said that the Social Work Director Paul Lee had been asked if the families ' lawyers could have access to all the interviews and medical examinations of the children that were performed for the Social Work Department . |
| 9 | On archaeological sites , pits are frequently found that were used for the disposal of household refuse that would nowadays be put in a dustbin , collected by the municipal authorities , and taken to a communal rubbish tip . |
| 10 | A high level of commitment from the Enterprise Steering Committee , from the staff of the Enterprise Centre , from our employer partners , and from Napier staff and students has enabled the achievement of the ‘ strategic ’ aims that were outlined for the year . |
| 11 | 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 . |
| 12 | ‘ On the 20th July we reached the 26th degree of S. Lat. , and were visited for the first time by the Cape petrel . |
| 13 | The rejoinder by the defendant to this pleading alleged that the notes were given by Samuel Revill and himself as sureties and were given for the securing of part of the father 's debt and for no other consideration or purpose . |
| 14 | In Trinidad , West Indies were without Richards and were led for the first time by Desmond Haynes . |