Example sentences of "[noun pl] [was/were] [verb] for one " in BNC.
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| 1 | The decision followed months of intense lobbying fuelled by reports that black African countries were pressing for one of their candidates , notably the former Finance Minister of Zimbabwe , Bernard Chidzero , as the next UN Secretary-General . |
| 2 | Plates were incubated for one hour at room temperature and then overnight at 4°C . |
| 3 | In 1987 , 103,078 applications were made for one of these , and 53,297 issued . |
| 4 | The authorities also announced their intention to issue five-year passports to Soviet citizens as a matter of right ( previously foreign travel passports were issued for one foreign journey only ) . |
| 5 | PAINFUL memories were revived for one Middlesbrough player when Lennie Lawrence welcomed his latest recruit this week . |
| 6 | They threw a party in his honour in the old Hut by the Strathmore Arms , where the revels were halted for one minute 's silence in memory of George 's brother , Guardsman Sidney Fawcett . |
| 7 | Rehydrated tissue sections were incubated for one hour at room temperature with each of the monoclonal antibodies at the following dilutions : anti-cytochrome P450 1A , 1/20 dilution in TBS of a 50% ammonium sulphate precipitate of hybridoma culture supernatant , and anti-cytochrome P450 3A as undiluted hybridoma culture supernatant . |
| 8 | This happened when a gift of clothes was left for one brownie , who cried : |