Example sentences of "the [noun sg] were for the " in BNC.
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| 1 | The first lots to come into the ring were for the annual lease of ewes . |
| 2 | As the Vice-chairman , who was re-elected , was also deaf , the two elected leaders of the BDA were for the first time deaf . |
| 3 | The Justices of the Forest were for the most part important men who can have devoted a limited amount of time to their Forest duties . |
| 4 | Henceforth the Justices of the Forest were for the most part great barons , who often held extensive estates in or near the forests they administered . |
| 5 | Ordinary arrangements for working the line were for the time suspended . |