Example sentences of "the [noun pl] [was/were] [vb pp] for " in BNC.
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| 1 | I should say also that I take some comfort from noticing that the judgments were reserved for five months . |
| 2 | In that case , the plaintiff had invested money in a company after relying on accounts that had been prepared negligently by the defendant accountants who had known that the accounts were wanted for the purpose of inducing the plaintiff to invest money in the company . |
| 3 | Did the accountants know that the accounts were required for submission to the plaintiff and use by him ? ’ . |
| 4 | But he thought that the links were bound to become more tenuous when the institutions were paid for from different purses and had different bureaucratic structures . |
| 5 | In the hamlets and villages the galleries were used for many purposes . |
| 6 | And he had seemed almost to be currying favour when he was tumbling out the story of his family 's lost lease , trying to get Cameron to agree that the lairds were done for now . |
| 7 | The prisoners were marched for thirty-four days , whilst carrying all our belongings , not to mention the blisters , from Kaisersteinbruch to Brunau . |
| 8 | Oxford and Cambridge came face to face for the first time today when the scales were set for the official weigh-in . |
| 9 | Further analysis showed no differences in results between schools in which the projects were taught for only the minimum time compared with those that taught it for longer . |
| 10 | After meetings and discussions , the proposals were formulated for displays of 18 , 19 and 20 century wares , set in the beautiful period room settings of the museum in Hoorn . |
| 11 | When the groups were matched for those with and without a history of previous attempts , the difference between patients admitted to the Centre and those who were not persisted . |
| 12 | The number of symptoms was computed for each subject and the groups were compared for the proportion having 1 and 2 symptoms . |
| 13 | They were divided into three groups by reported average annual mileage and the groups were balanced for age and the number of years licensed as shown in Table 3.1 . |
| 14 | The cases were adjourned for the preparation of social inquiry reports . |
| 15 | The rules were adjusted for reunification ; in the 1990 election it was sufficient to win five per cent in either the western or eastern Lander . |
| 16 | We Think The World of You is about the class wars as they were waged in the 50s before the rules were changed for ever . |
| 17 | Thus , betas were calculated for the period 1926–31 and portfolios selected from these results ; then the returns were estimated for these portfolios using data from the period 1932 . |
| 18 | Spectators are there in thousands and have been since the previous day , before the roads were closed for the Tour 's progress . |
| 19 | Random samples of the vitamin A bottles and of the capsules were returned for testing of retinol content by Hoffmann-La-Roche 's laboratories in Basel ; there was less than 20% loss of potency , even in vitamin A stored for up to 2 years . |
| 20 | After all the signatures were collected for the petition it would be a pity to lose this service as well . |
| 21 | The Coronation Scot service ceased at the outbreak of war in 1939 , and the coaches were stabled for the duration , two sets at Horwich Locomotive Works , and one at Lostock Hall . |
| 22 | The baths were closed for a fortnight at least , for a complete disinfection , a change of water , much stronger chlorification and new instructions for the cleansing of the feet of would-be bathers and a thorough check-up of the much higher chlorine addition . |
| 23 | Before each experiment , the animals were fasted for around 18 hours and placed in individual ( Bollman type ) cages to maintain the minimum restraint necessary . |
| 24 | The animals were fasted for 24 hours and then their abdomen was opened and the stomach exposed under light ether anaesthesia . |
| 25 | Blood samples of the fasted state of the rats were taken at the time when the animals were killed for measurement of gastrin and CCK in plasma and were collected in EDTA tubes from the internal jugular vein . |
| 26 | The animals were treated for 28 days and the minipumps were changed every seventh day . |
| 27 | Signs of butchering , indicating that the animals were used for food , evidence of diseases , and other distinguishing features are also noted and quantified . |
| 28 | It took a five-year tussle with the Luftfahrt Bundesamt , the German body which sets aeronautical regulations , before the cylinders were approved for use in hot-air balloons . |
| 29 | While the survivors were treated for shock and hypothermia the acting coxswain used all his skill to keep the lifeboat in position and to minimise the violent motion caused by the sea conditions . |
| 30 | The schools were blamed for this and new courses — such as TVEI ( Technical and Vocational Educational Initiative ) and CPVE ( Certificate of Pre-Vocational Education ) — were introduced into schools themselves as well as into the gap between school and work . |