Example sentences of "[prep] [noun pl] were [vb pp] for " in BNC.
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| 1 | A variety of reasons were proffered for the long delay in setting the seal on a deal but drummer Gary Murdoch maintains that ‘ we 've had a string of managers who did n't really know their job ’ . |
| 2 | A whole class of cars were created for this concept . |
| 3 | ‘ 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 . |
| 4 | Their final outing in Scotland was a shopping trip to Paisley , where all sorts of presents were purchased for their families and friends back home . |
| 5 | Even before this change , however , the majority of candidates were presented for certification in July ( 97% in 1989/90 ) . |
| 6 | Eventually , a number of bids were made for Acustar . |
| 7 | She disappeared in March 1934 but her last pair of shoes were sent for in 1935 . ’ |
| 8 | Four types of areas were created for general practice : designated areas where the size of G.P. lists were the highest through to intermediate and restricted areas where G.P. list sizes were the lowest . |
| 9 | ‘ A lot of prayers were said for me but for six weeks absolutely nothing happened . |
| 10 | Today thousands of commuters were delayed for up to 35 minutes as trains ran behind schedule . |
| 11 | A variety of models were suggested for the forms which these political institutions might take . |
| 12 | It was a more profound unpredictability , in spite of the fact that probably a good proportion of workers were employed for long periods of their lives by a single employer . |
| 13 | Matched pairs of applications were sent for each post — one with an English name and one with an Asian name . |
| 14 | Two days of celebrations were planned for the visitors — some from as far away as Canada and Australia — including a funfair , helicopter rides , fireworks and dancing and numerous side stalls . |
| 15 | To this end he also began a series of literary notebooks in which references to events , books and people from a variety of sources were assembled for future use . |
| 16 | JUSTICE for all and a fair sharing of resources were called for by Bishop Konstant when he welcomed candidates who will become Catholics at Easter . |
| 17 | Sows were brought from miles around for mating , while settings of eggs were supplied for broody village hens , who were never fed but had to pick up their food from the village or the rice field . |
| 18 | Bradlow et al reviewed 3678 referrals from general practitioners to dermatology outpatient clinics and found that 26% of patients were referred for diagnosis or investigation , 14% for advice only , 63% for treatment or management , and 2% for a second opinion or reassurance . |
| 19 | Four years ago , those markets were just a rumour — places where scraps of lambs the size of rabbits were bought for unbelievable prices and then spitted like kebabs . |
| 20 | For the first time both sets of fines were imposed for infringements of EC competition rules as laid down in Arts 85 and 86 of the Treaty of Rome . |
| 21 | ‘ It tells us nothing in terms of lessons that can be learned , what sort of materials were used for the curtains , whether a sprinkler system was installed and whether they worked properly . |
| 22 | Alan Dobson , Commissioning Manager , THORP Chemical Separation Process , said : ‘ This series of tests were scheduled for later in the year . |
| 23 | A large number of vehicles were altered for war purposes and 400 20-ton goods wagons and 40 35-ton trolleys were built , as well as 1,350 general service road vehicles , both horse drawn and motor , 18 pounder gun-carriages and limbers , 50 packing cases for aeroplanes , motor and horse ambulances , 2,550 ambulance stretchers . |
| 24 | The same sort of approaches were adopted for cycling for the same reasons . |
| 25 | According to Order No. 0054 of the Sovietised Lithuanian Ministry of the Interior , 14 categories of citizens were earmarked for ‘ elimination ’ . |
| 26 | Since a large number of locations were needed for this study it was decided to use locations which none of the subjects were likely to know rather than stimuli filmed in the Cambridge area which would differ in the degree of previous familiarity subjects had with them . |
| 27 | A Metropolitan Police study conducted during a three-month period in 1979 found that 0.4 per cent of detainees were held for seventy-two hours or more . |
| 28 | A series of conferences were staged for local officials and police personnel from America 's 136 largest cities . |
| 29 | Large numbers of locomotives were built for home and overseas railways . |
| 30 | Furthermore , no significant differences between treatments were found for recurrent ischaemia or non-fatal reinfarction . |