Example sentences of "who [was/were] [verb] for [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Would you like me to check the mail — or attend to the women who were to go for a bush walk ? ’ |
| 2 | Sergei Shakhrai , former presidential legal advisor , warned in Komsomolskaya pravda of Aug. 8 that the SC had fallen into the control of conservatives who were hoping for a return to the administrative-command system . |
| 3 | Reckless reported a large series of 154 diabetics who were examined for the presence of macrovascular complications with relation to actual lipoprotein levels ( Reckless et al , 1978 ) . |
| 4 | David Waddington , the home secretary , announced that he has asked the chief constable of the West Midlands to investigate the conviction of the Birmingham six , who were jailed for an IRA bombing 16 years ago . |
| 5 | While the Viet Minh forces were deployed in the liberation of the northern border provinces they were also able to create a reserve ( one writer estimates 10 000 troops ) who were trained for the ‘ big push ’ . |
| 6 | Pilots who were selected for the early courses were from very varied backgrounds . |
| 7 | He had some troublesome followers who were clamouring for a positive policy without being able to suggest one . |
| 8 | At the conclusion of the liturgy , Bishop O'Brien presented Faculty Certificates to 150 Ministers who were recommissioned for a further five years service . |
| 9 | These were not necessarily the shy or reserved ones , who were quite likely to be snapped up by ‘ parents ’ who were looking for a quiet life . |
| 10 | I joined one band because they were playing at the Marquee , and at that gig I was spotted by Girlschool , who were looking for a guitarist . |
| 11 | The big city was a powerful draw to youngsters who were looking for the chance to better themselves . |
| 12 | The seven had been implicated in the bombings by confessions ( later discredited ) made under pressure by Gerard Conlon and Paul Hill , two of the " Guildford Four " who were imprisoned for the Guildford and Woolwich bombings [ see p. 27739 ] but who were released in October 1989 when their convictions were declared unsafe [ see p. 36983 ] . |
| 13 | East Hampshire district and Hampshire County Councils were aware of this family , who were waiting for a house to become available . |
| 14 | After the ceremony the bridal couple rushed to the photographer 's studio to have their portrait taken , before joining their guests who were waiting for the wedding meal . |
| 15 | ‘ The four who were suspended for a year in 1984 after the demos during the Miners ’ Strike . |
| 16 | It was not poor people who were to blame for the dampness but poor housing that was making the people poor . |
| 17 | This was the first survey to attempt to study a nationally representative sample of those who were caring for the sick , elderly and handicapped , although there have been a variety of small local surveys and qualitative investigations of this topic . |
| 18 | Three doctors are before the committee charged with professional misconduct for their alleged involvement in removing kidneys from four Turks who were paid for the organs . |
| 19 | Three doctors are before the committee charged with professional misconduct for their alleged involvement in removing kidneys from four Turks who were paid for the organs . |
| 20 | Suddenly it was the Chinese , not the foreigners , who were pressing for a deal . |
| 21 | The two men who were fighting for the title met privately . |
| 22 | I felt happy to know honourable people who were fighting for the common good , that is to say , for justice ’ ( Neruda : 1974 , p. 435 ) . |
| 23 | He does not court publicity having witnessed other ministers who were tipped for the top and never made it . |
| 24 | Then as we commissioned our team for what is at the time of writing known as the King 's Arms church we experienced a pouring out of the gifts of the Spirit on those elders and leaders who were praying for the team : it seemed everyone had a word of instruction , a revelation , a tongue or an interpretation for the strengthening of the church . |
| 25 | It includes Eddie Browning , who was jailed for the murder of Marie Wilkes , and Michael Shirley who 's on hunger strike protesting his innocence … |
| 26 | The court had heard that Chalmers , who was training for the ministry with the Rev Ian Paisley 's Free Presbyterian Church of Ulster , had lured the boy into a church in South Belfast and abused him . |
| 27 | A verdict was given against a Liverpool Constable by a jury … in a case in which Mrs Jane Roche , wife of a bookmaker , claimed damages from Sergt. John Borrows ( who was dismissed for the malicious prosecution claim ) and Constable Ernest David Laurie of the Liverpool Police … |
| 28 | Menachem Begin the leader of Irgun , who was wanted for the murders of sergeants Martin and Paice ( see Daily Express ) went on in time to become the Prime Minister of the Zionist State of Israel . |
| 29 | Susanne Albrecht , who was wanted for the 1977 murder of the banker Jürgen Ponto , and Inge Viett , wanted for the 1974 murder of the judge Günter von Drenkmann , were arrested on June 6 in East Berlin , and on June 14 Werner Lotze , Monika Helbing , Ekkehard von Seckendorff-Gudent and Christine Dümlein ( all wanted in connection with other attacks ) were also held , as was Sigrid Sternebeck on June 15 . |
| 30 | We were in Verbier in March 1990 with our two sons aged 9 and 11 , both good skiers , and a daughter of 4 who was skiing for the first time . |