Example sentences of "[was/were] [vb pp] for [pron] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ( For instance , Kamata [ 1982 ] , in his exposé of Toyota in the early 1970s , suggested that workers who chose not to ‘ empower ’ themselves in this way were punished for it through criticism and smaller bonuses ! ) |
| 2 | Last night prayers were said for her at Watton Methodist Church where her aunt is a member of the congregation . |
| 3 | 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 . |
| 4 | 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 . |
| 5 | 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 . |
| 6 | Amplification wise , I use two Ampeg SVTs that were made for me in 1987 as part of the company 's ‘ Artist ’ series , and there were only five hundred of those made . |
| 7 | Dyer was eventually censured by a committee of inquiry , but substantial sums were raised for him by public subscription and he was adulated in the press , the House of Commons , and — especially — the House of Lords . |
| 8 | Although conscientious , the new king was a dull , uninspiring figure , rather below middle height , with heavy features , an awkward manner and very little command of English ; German was his preferred language but state papers were translated for him into French . |
| 9 | Lands to the value of 300 marks were found for him in England , but half the endowment was found by persuading Guy de Blois , another French hostage , to surrender to Edward the County of Soissons , worth 500 marks a year , which Edward then granted to the new Earl of Bedford . |
| 10 | Remember , the present coal contracts were fixed for them by my right hon. Friend . |
| 11 | In City Fur Manufacturing Co. v. Fureenbond ( 1937 K.B. ) A owned some skins which were stored for him at an independent warehouse . |
| 12 | The loud calls for the author , by a curious irony , were taken for him by the U.S. ambassador . |
| 13 | She was sometimes referred to as Trivia and offerings of black lambs , honey and new-born puppies were left for her at crossroads . |
| 14 | He passed them on to another colleague who led us finally to our places which were kept for us in the Grand Salon . |
| 15 | Or rather , their memoirs were launched for them at a glib and glitzy party by Heinemann , the publishers . |
| 16 | What was happening to my body — not only the changes brought about by puberty , but the fact that the clothes it wore and the food it consumed were chosen for it by someone else — was a metaphor for what was happening to me as a whole person . |
| 17 | The original records were of paper unsuitable for permanent records , but in 1597 an order was given for them to be written on parchment . |
| 18 | TVH , as it is generally known , was typified for me by a man called Alf Mignot , who died in 1987 in his early sixties . |
| 19 | What could he do — what could anyone do — when a doctor was blamed for something of which he was not guilty ? |
| 20 | because it 's not the way that er it was designed for it , it was designed for something in which men pressed forward |
| 21 | It was designed for me by that spooky little twosome , the Emmanuels ’ |
| 22 | What is the true story of the Japanese businessman who returned a stolen Impressionist painting to France and was decorated for it by President Mitterrand on the occasion of the reopening of the Louvre a few years ago ? |
| 23 | He was prepared for me to Cook The Books |
| 24 | Much of McQueen 's acting was done for him by the make-up of Charles Schram , who effectively ages him over his years of solitary confinement . |
| 25 | Little was done for him in the three years up to his seventeenth birthday when , like so many others , he found companionship and , ironically , the security he craved for by joining the army . |
| 26 | 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 . |
| 27 | With Minton 's help he obtained work at the Royal College as an artist 's model until he decided to return home where his future was secured for him through marriage and the management of a pub . |
| 28 | That question was decided for her in a most terrible way . |
| 29 | Donal was married on August 29 and shortly afterwards an appointment was made for him at the Royal Marsden Hospital in London . |
| 30 | The Emperor 's armour was made for him by Dwarf smiths and incorporates some of the actual armour worn by Magnus the Pious at the battle of Kislev . |