Example sentences of "[was/were] [verb] [to-vb] for the " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ We were taught to go for the jugular , ’ Buckmaster remarked . |
| 2 | Linear and quadratic time trends were included to control for the upward trend in volume . |
| 3 | ( Age and sex were included to account for the changing age and sex structures of the populations between the censuses . ) |
| 4 | Other Somervillians who were selected to play for the University are Judith Buttigeig ( cricket ) , Mary Haslop ( fencing ) Jane Greenall ( football ) , Rose George and Ruth Roboski ( hockey ) , Katherine Walters ( netball ) and Anna Turner ( lacrosse ) . |
| 5 | He said : ‘ I believe that positive steps were needed to build for the future , particularly with the wealth of young talent now available . |
| 6 | An impressive range of intellectuals were persuaded to write for the UDC . |
| 7 | ANTI-apartheid supporters around the world were told to prepare for the lifting of international sanctions against South Africa during an African National Congress conference yesterday . |
| 8 | 1897 the Royal Navy conducted a punitive expedition against Benin ( in what is now Nigeria ) and brought back to Britain a large number of bronze castings which were sold to pay for the raid . |
| 9 | Were we on coke when we said , in the summer , that we were going to go for the sonnet ? ’ |
| 10 | The specifications were sent to seven suppliers who were invited to bid for the installation of a new system . |
| 11 | It was only because we had the quality systems in place , okay we did n't have accreditation er at the time , but the quality systems were in place , that we were invited to tender for the Crossrail project for Rickmansworth station . |
| 12 | Two companies were invited to tender for the supply of 8 PCs ( later increased to 9 ) at identical specifications supplied by C Will . |
| 13 | A number of institutions were invited to tender for the contract to carry out research into the needs of the European manager . |
| 14 | Earlier this season Golf Monthly readers were invited to enter for the event : 720 fortunate golfers ( three amateurs and one assistant ) were balloted to compete in eight qualifying events around the British Isles . |
| 15 | Already early on this Saturday morning he and his pupils were beginning to prepare for the banquet in the Imperial kitchens . |
| 16 | For the peasantry , the terms of Emancipation , under which they were compelled to pay for the land , were a bitter disappointment . |
| 17 | THREE appeal court judges were asked to rule for the first time yesterday that parents could sue doctors for negligence over the loss of a child though the fatal injuries had been suffered before birth . |
| 18 | In the name of self-help , the Masai were asked to pay for the waterworks by selling cattle . |
| 19 | Centres approved to offer the unit were asked to tender for the pilot and Stevenson College , Anniesland College and QTAC , the business arm of Fife College , were selected to run it . |
| 20 | IN ANOTHER spectacular climbdown by East Germany , more than 6,000 East Germans , who had filled the West German embassy in Prague beyond bursting point , were allowed to leave for the West last night . |
| 21 | Priests were allowed to vote for the first time since the 1920s , due to the repeal of anti-clerical legislation in January [ see p. 38758 ] . |
| 22 | At 8.00 p.m. on 16 July the trio were allowed to sail for the French island of New Caledonia . |
| 23 | In almost all cases , relatives were not officially informed of the executions and were forced to search for the victims ' bodies in mass graves . |
| 24 | Orcs were forced to fight for the Dark Elves in their wars against the High Elves , although in truth the Orcs took little persuading . |
| 25 | Sermons and prayers stressed the patience , humility and virtue of the English king : when people were exhorted to pray for the great expedition which Edward , together with the Black Prince and the duke of Lancaster , led to France in 1355 , they were told that it was setting out ‘ to procure peace ’ . |
| 26 | Delegates elected a 91-member general committee , including four women , and a 17-member executive committee ; places were reserved to allow for the boycotting groups to join later . |
| 27 | Libya 's transport links by sea and land were reinforced to compensate for the lack of international flights . |
| 28 | Rumours were rife that Wigan were poised to swoop for the 22-year-old Great Britain star and Saints were lining up Featherstone Rovers ' international Paul Newlove as a replacement but Mr Latham adds : ‘ There have been no enquiries for him he is contracted to us . ’ |
| 29 | Hence between 300 and 600 Taka were required to pay for the full treatment . |
| 30 | design requirements were changed to allow for the safe venting of any methane gas |