Example sentences of "of [noun pl] [was/were] [vb pp] for " in BNC.
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| 1 | A variety of reasons were proffered for the long delay in setting the seal on a deal but drummer Gary Murdoch maintains that ‘ we 've had a string of managers who did n't really know their job ’ . |
| 2 | A set of reasons was given for re-organisation in terms of linking an appropriate size to the functions to be performed in order to reap the benefits of the economies of scale . |
| 3 | A different range of skills was required for producing containers , be they ‘ buckets ’ , glassware , turned wooden vessels or pottery . |
| 4 | A whole class of cars were created for this concept . |
| 5 | ‘ Large numbers of entries were received for all the competitions , which ran over the two days and were thrown open to the past members of the Club , as well as members of the Ladies and Artisans sections . |
| 6 | Their final outing in Scotland was a shopping trip to Paisley , where all sorts of presents were purchased for their families and friends back home . |
| 7 | Even before this change , however , the majority of candidates were presented for certification in July ( 97% in 1989/90 ) . |
| 8 | Eventually , a number of bids were made for Acustar . |
| 9 | She disappeared in March 1934 but her last pair of shoes were sent for in 1935 . ’ |
| 10 | Four types of areas were created for general practice : designated areas where the size of G.P. lists were the highest through to intermediate and restricted areas where G.P. list sizes were the lowest . |
| 11 | ‘ A lot of prayers were said for me but for six weeks absolutely nothing happened . |
| 12 | The films in both phases were divided into six blocks of four junctions each and the order of presentation of blocks was randomized for each subject . |
| 13 | Today thousands of commuters were delayed for up to 35 minutes as trains ran behind schedule . |
| 14 | A variety of models were suggested for the forms which these political institutions might take . |
| 15 | It was a more profound unpredictability , in spite of the fact that probably a good proportion of workers were employed for long periods of their lives by a single employer . |
| 16 | Matched pairs of applications were sent for each post — one with an English name and one with an Asian name . |
| 17 | Two days of celebrations were planned for the visitors — some from as far away as Canada and Australia — including a funfair , helicopter rides , fireworks and dancing and numerous side stalls . |
| 18 | To this end he also began a series of literary notebooks in which references to events , books and people from a variety of sources were assembled for future use . |
| 19 | JUSTICE for all and a fair sharing of resources were called for by Bishop Konstant when he welcomed candidates who will become Catholics at Easter . |
| 20 | A much larger proportion of resources was earmarked for social development , and less emphasis was given to encouraging manufacturing investment by means of fiscal incentives . |
| 21 | The APU collection of questions was searched for items which conformed individually and collectively to the following criteria : — nearly all the items would have success rates between 60 per cent and 95 per cent nationally ; — all the items would have low omission rates among the bottom 20 per cent band of attainers nationally ; that is , they would not deter this group of pupils , who would be willing to " have a go " at them ; — overall , the items should cover a reasonable variety of topics , including basic ideas such as fractions , decimals , graphs ; and , — as far as possible the items selected would have a high incidence of a distinctive error or errors which would give them some diagnostic value . |
| 22 | With these and other predictions in mind , and with reference to the relevant checklists , the following list of questions was selected for initial classroom observation . |
| 23 | The traditional bourgeois ethic , puritan or secular , had ascribed this to moral or spiritual feebleness rather than to lack of intellect , for it was evident that not much in the way of brains was needed for success in business , and conversely that mere brains did not guarantee wealth and still less ‘ sound ’ views . |
| 24 | What was crucial , though , was that this development did not mean that a special category of movies was made for a sectional audience but rather that what was thought of as the ‘ quality ’ taste was allowed to shape the general output of movies . |
| 25 | Sows were brought from miles around for mating , while settings of eggs were supplied for broody village hens , who were never fed but had to pick up their food from the village or the rice field . |
| 26 | Bradlow et al reviewed 3678 referrals from general practitioners to dermatology outpatient clinics and found that 26% of patients were referred for diagnosis or investigation , 14% for advice only , 63% for treatment or management , and 2% for a second opinion or reassurance . |
| 27 | Four years ago , those markets were just a rumour — places where scraps of lambs the size of rabbits were bought for unbelievable prices and then spitted like kebabs . |
| 28 | For the first time both sets of fines were imposed for infringements of EC competition rules as laid down in Arts 85 and 86 of the Treaty of Rome . |
| 29 | ‘ It tells us nothing in terms of lessons that can be learned , what sort of materials were used for the curtains , whether a sprinkler system was installed and whether they worked properly . |
| 30 | In our study a sample of newspapers was examined for all their stories about rape and sexual crime more generally . |