Example sentences of "[Wh det] [was/were] [verb] for [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Standing in the Townley Room and looking through to the sculptures displayed next door ( Room 83 ) , most of which were intended for public display , one is well aware of the reduced scale and decorative qualities sought by the private collector who wined and dined amidst his collection . |
| 2 | Mixed institutions , the greater part of which were used for other than hospital purposes , were to remain with the local authority and would not be taken into the National Health Service . |
| 3 | Brabin J. commented on the site chosen for the defendant 's premises which were used for fat rendering , an offensive trade . |
| 4 | At recent book fairs in London and Florence , publishers were not even able to make use of stands which were provided for free , since they simply had nothing to show . |
| 5 | On the other hand , the LEAs were expanding their provision through a diversified range of courses of ‘ instruction ’ in practical skills , many of which were provided for occupational qualifications at ‘ night schools ’ or evening institutes . |
| 6 | The report of Planning , Industrial and Economic Development Advisers , which was prepared for British Rail , goes into more detail on that critical point : ’ Stratford is not strongly placed to attract high quality uses , such as corporate headquarters or European Community institutions . |
| 7 | Both of these can be avoided by delegating nursery schools on a similar basis to the delegation which was made for ordinary schools and again you consulted about that and the proposal laid in this report . |
| 8 | A general purpose for leisure viewing would be to give the learner the experience of getting information and enjoyment from viewing a programme which was made for native speakers . |
| 9 | Also of major importance in the local campaign was a programme transmitted on Ulster Television describing the experiences of a community in Hambach , West Germany , which was relocated for similar reasons . |
| 10 | In addition to building the RRS and the Rothera airstrip , BAS replaced its research station Halley , located on a fast moving ice-shelf , and bought a De Vailland Dash 7 aircraft , which was converted for Antarctic operation . |
| 11 | Of total expenditure of NRs26,600 million ( approximately US$620,000,000 ) , NRs16,890 million ( US$395,000,000 ) was allocated for development , most of which was earmarked for rural areas . |
| 12 | Even as Mrs Thatcher stood triumphant for the third time on the stairs at Central Office the applauding apparatchiks were already honing the knives for the Saatchi team which was blamed for various mid-campaign woes . |
| 13 | This was firmly stated in the report of the closure feasibility studies which was produced for public consultation . |
| 14 | His work in the Sahara was recently included in a Sports Council exhibition that nearly never happened due to a last-minute decision by sponsors Kodak to pull out half of their backing money , which was needed for other photographic projects . |
| 15 | The use of ECUs for repayment of intervention borrowings by a member country was also made easier as long as the creditor country ( i.e. the country providing the currency which was needed for foreign exchange support operations ) did not develop an unbalanced composition of reserves . |
| 16 | Hawkhill Recreation Ground which was used for recreational purposes as long ago as 17th century ; |
| 17 | This was a time when the universities were meeting the new challenge of implementing the Health and Safety at Work Act , which was designed for industrial and commercial organisations much less individualistic and varied than academic institutions . |
| 18 | Similar findings emerged from the investigations of births that occurred during 1950–1952 in New York State , which was controlled for maternal age and prematurity ( Chase , 1961 and 1962 ) , and from another study conducted in 1953 in Hawaii ( Yerushalmy , et al , 1956 ) . |
| 19 | Impressive though productivity growth was by Britain 's historical standards , the absolute level of productivity was well below what was required for international competitiveness [ Pratten , 1976b ] . |
| 20 | This calendar Was just what was needed for astronomical calculations . |
| 21 | " Shipowners and other firms connected with port work had repeatedly complained that the men in British ports were enforcing claims altogether in excess of what was paid for similar work in continental ports . |