Example sentences of "[noun pl] were [vb pp] for [det] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Written guidelines were wanted for all tasks so that there are no recriminations when things go wrong . |
| 2 | The schools were blamed for this and new courses — such as TVEI ( Technical and Vocational Educational Initiative ) and CPVE ( Certificate of Pre-Vocational Education ) — were introduced into schools themselves as well as into the gap between school and work . |
| 3 | At that time , the inhibition of enzymes was a particular focus of interest as a mechanism of action for drugs , and so nitrogen mustards were tested for such properties , without very striking results . |
| 4 | As public education developed in the middle of the nineteenth century , and as public funds were allocated for this purpose , it was considered that central government should oversee what was taught in schools . |
| 5 | On March 6 pay bonuses were announced for all soldiers and an amnesty was declared for deserters and draft dodgers . |
| 6 | ‘ Large numbers of entries were received for all the competitions , which ran over the two days and were thrown open to the past members of the Club , as well as members of the Ladies and Artisans sections . |
| 7 | Taxes were extended to more luxury items and certain public health concessions were restricted for those earning over L40,000,000 a year . |
| 8 | Constituency parties were formed for all the major industrial constituencies . |
| 9 | The Colne Valley Divisional Labour Party was formed in June 1917 , the Leeds City Labour Party reorganized itself in April and May 1918 , and promoted the formation of constituency parties in the six divisions which made up Leeds , while constituency parties were formed for all four of the Bradford seats in April 1919 . |
| 10 | A whole class of cars were created for this concept . |
| 11 | Drivers were sent for this or that and returned with something else . |
| 12 | In many cases , the latter variables were accounted for more than initial variables — ; ‘ first or last words were in many cases influential in my decision making process ’ and ‘ found that the last few adjectives had more influence especially if they reflected negative points of the personality ’ . |
| 13 | Separate ratings were made for each item . |
| 14 | On the other hand , should a change take place in the Administration , opportunities were created for those who were not established in the ministerial waiting list , and pressure could be increased upon the member of parliament to actively solicit preferment for his own constituents . |
| 15 | Chauthala 's supporters were blamed for much of the fraud , and his continued survival as Chief Minister during March and April reflected his father 's influence at the central level . |
| 16 | The same sequences were used for each task and video-tapes were made of each sequence . |
| 17 | There were no restrictions about hair length as wigs were worn for most numbers . |
| 18 | Reference shapes were stored for each user , who input the 26 letters of the alphabet for this purpose . |
| 19 | There was no significant difference in response among models ( for displays and response measures : female models , , male models , ) , so responses were pooled for all models within each experiment . |
| 20 | Two sites were considered for this , one on the cloister side of the Quadrangle , the other spanning the Drive . |
| 21 | A few days before a new election was due to take place , at the beginning of March , a mysterious fire destroyed the Reichstag and the Communists were blamed for that outrage . |
| 22 | Three consecutive liver areas were evaluated for each specimen by one of us , under blind conditions . |
| 23 | At Cardiff , Newport and Swansea , docks and railway sidings were constructed for this export trade . |
| 24 | Worst of all , her feminine genitals were displayed for all the world to see , lewdly decorated by two rows of pegs clipped to her vulva . |
| 25 | One to six paraffin embedded blocks were measured for each patient ( mean 2.5 blocks ) . |
| 26 | Forty crypt columns were analysed for each section of colon . |
| 27 | About 2,000 concordance lines were obtained for each test word , taken from a 22 million-token corpus . |
| 28 | In 1966 rate rebates were introduced for those householders unable to pay the full amount and by 1977/8 rebates went to 15 per cent of all households in England and Wales . |
| 29 | Although 95 mice were analysed for every marker and are shown in the segregation analysis ( see Figure 6a ) , up to 162 mice were typed for some markers . |
| 30 | Matched pairs of applications were sent for each post — one with an English name and one with an Asian name . |