Example sentences of "[was/were] [verb] [to-vb] for [det] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Hitherto member states were expected to pay for all environmental measures themselves . |
| 2 | The price the Jews were expected to pay for this help was cooperation and conformity . |
| 3 | The long-term solution was reached in 1852 when local authorities were empowered to provide for all classes and denominations . |
| 4 | It was a special comeback because we did n't really look as though we were going to score for much of the game . |
| 5 | Indeed variations in profitability were found to account for some three-quarters of the variations in capital stock during this period ( European Economy , 1991 ) . |
| 6 | Dicke and Peebles were preparing to look for this radiation when Penzias and Wilson heard about their work and realized that they had already found it . |
| 7 | Heavy rain driven by gales predicted for last night was forecast to continue for much of today . |
| 8 | The trial was expected to continue for some time and it was widely believed that evidence would be given which would incriminate politicians still active . |
| 9 | He was expected to practise for several hours a day , but was entrusted to supervise his own timetable . |
| 10 | The aim of the measure may also have been financial , because the Crown was empowered to distrain for half of the profits resulting from the enclosure ; it was not , however , an easy way to raise money , so it is unlikely to have been the only reason for the Act . |
| 11 | To most people , a receptionist is an obstacle to be negotiated , and that was unfortunately how I was made to feel for much of the time . |
| 12 | Spearman 's rank correlation was used to look for any relation between oxygen saturation and incidence of arrhythmias . |
| 13 | ‘ There was no way I was going to go for that . |
| 14 | Claudia started more coffee , reflecting that if Dana was going to stay for any length of time she would need fresh supplies . |
| 15 | If she was going to stay for any length of time , she was going to need some furniture at least , she thought frowningly . |
| 16 | She had been scorned by Leinster and , if he knew anything about her , someone was going to pay for that . |
| 17 | An octet from Howard was invited to sing for some religious programmes . |
| 18 | Correspondence had been received from the green machine and the secretary was asked to write for more information because we were n't convinced with exactly what they were doing . |
| 19 | Western diplomats had expected Mr Christopher to raise the issue of Syria 's tiny Jewish community , which was allowed to immigrate for much of last year , until Syria stopped granting exit visas . |
| 20 | Dusty Springfield was wearing new shoes , with very high heels , and was terrified that she 'd slip , so just before she was due to go on , one of the team was dispatched to look for some scissors to scratch the soles with . |
| 21 | A man who represented the regional office of the Prince 's Trust in Truro was ringing to ask for more information about my work . |
| 22 | But he was ordered to return for more question-ing in November as a ‘ lengthy investigation ’ was launched . |
| 23 | We could not tell whether Jones had heat data or was planning to look for this . |