Example sentences of "[was/were] [verb] for them [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | All over Orkney during the time the children were away from their homes , prayers were said for them in churches of all denominations and at prayer meetings , and despite the torment they went through , none of the parents ' faiths wavered . |
| 2 | The Naval and General Staff cases were made for them by Sandys ’ tour of the Mediterranean , Middle East , and East Africa in July 1957 , and of the Far East in August . |
| 3 | It is particularly interesting , however , to discover that a small group of white collar workers at Rolls Royce did not want an intellectually taxing job and provisions were made for them in the final design . |
| 4 | Actual guides were waiting for them on the Scots side , from the Graham tower , producing a grim smile from Douglas , for one of his principal headaches as Keeper of Liddesdale was apt to be the inroads and cross-border raiding of these same Grahams , Kirkandrews prominent . |
| 5 | Various local councillors and moral guardians were waiting for them at the venue , having read local press reports that the Fabs ' travelling show included a rather racy striptease revue . |
| 6 | Oliver and Tim were waiting for them at the gangway . |
| 7 | They were waiting for them inside the restaurant , which turned out to be a smallish place that somehow managed to achieve an atmosphere of casualness and intimacy at the same time . |
| 8 | Remember , the present coal contracts were fixed for them by my right hon. Friend . |
| 9 | And all the other farmers were paying the guys who were working for them on the side , ten pound a day , for working from nine o'clock in the morning till about five at night . |
| 10 | Or rather , their memoirs were launched for them at a glib and glitzy party by Heinemann , the publishers . |
| 11 | The original records were of paper unsuitable for permanent records , but in 1597 an order was given for them to be written on parchment . |
| 12 | Ankhu and Nebamun would have it easier , but for the majority of privileged men work was a nominal activity as they laboured more or less intelligently in the upper ranks of the army , the civil service and the priesthood ; most of the graft was done for them at a humbler level . |
| 13 | Secondly , the hon. Gentleman asked for a change of policy that would ensure that , before people were discharged from long-stay hospitals , proper provision was made for them in the community . |
| 14 | The fourth matter upon which the appellants rely , and this is a matter of considerable importance , is that they claim to have been misled by the solicitor who was acting for them during the course of 1991 and particularly in respect of these committal proceedings . |
| 15 | She thought about them a lot , wondering how it was going for them on their first real day on active service ; the first day , she supposed , of the rest of their lives — of the duration , at least . |
| 16 | The gardener was waiting for them at the front door . |
| 17 | It is extremely likely , also , that someone was waiting for them at their intended destination . |
| 18 | For an hour the guests sat patiently listening ; then everybody got up and , with the air of people who have been thinking of little else for some time , demolished the langoor ( free food ) which was waiting for them at the rear of the house . |
| 19 | To Sophie 's and Helen 's surprise , Ian Woodall , looking anxious and drawn , was waiting for them at the hospital . |
| 20 | Hurley was waiting for them on the tarmac near the terminal in his big blue BMW 520i . |
| 21 | He was waiting for them with his barge by the first footbridge over the canal as they came down from the moor . |
| 22 | Duncan trotted back with him and , sure enough , Mother dinosaur was waiting for them with a big smile on her face . |
| 23 | Up the slope , at the top of his semi-circular steps , Alexander Menzies was waiting for them in his best silk coat like a dandy at a ball , with a straightfaced young man standing by his side . |
| 24 | They made their way back , not to the abbey but the castle , Corbett sending ahead one of his escort to ask Wishart for an audience and when they arrived the old , foxy-faced Bishop was waiting for them in his now sweltering chambers , though still swathed in fur-trimmed robes . |
| 25 | I caught up with them about 3.30pm in Jackson Bridge where they were finishing a hymn , and possibly a silent prayer , before they marched back up the steep winding hill to Hepworth where a free tea was waiting for them in the school . |
| 26 | They went downstairs and the old lady was waiting for them in the hall . |
| 27 | They had given up all hope of ever moving when a two-bedroom house with a garden was found for them in Forthlin Road , Allerton last week . |
| 28 | They had given up all hope of ever moving when a two-bedroom house with a garden was found for them in Forthlin Road , Allerton last week . |
| 29 | So Rachel at six years and Margaret at five years were left in England after our second furlough , and generous help was provided for them by the organiser of a preparatory school . |
| 30 | The picture was provided for them in terms of medical explanations with patterns of behaviour , development , and any personal or emotional problems accounted for by their medical condition . |