Example sentences of "[was/were] set [adv] for the " in BNC.
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1 | Certain lands were set aside for the upkeep of religious and charitable foundations — the vakifs . |
2 | In more remote areas reserves were set aside for the igi indigenous hab , inhabitants . |
3 | These ceremonies set the Church 's seal on the election , symbolized that the king was God ‘ s choice as well as man 's , and that he was set apart for the work . |
4 | A row of buses waited outside the station to take the racegoers away to a variety of outlying motels , and a long new coach with darkly tinted windows was set aside for the owners . |
5 | The result was that the story was set aside for the time being . |
6 | My hon. Friend 's second criticism of the way in which the scheme has worked is that the £24 million budget which was set aside for the two financial years — and I emphasise two years — 1989-91 was underspent . |
7 | Under the new schedule the period Feb. 29-March 28 was set aside for the registration of voters and a constitutional referendum would be held on March 18 ; municipal elections would follow in the first half of April and legislative elections would be held in two rounds on May 17 and May 31 . |
8 | Interim Flight Authority arrived on August 11 , 1992 and the 17th was set aside for the great day . |