Example sentences of "was [verb] [adv prt] for [det] " in BNC.
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| 1 | In 1991 the previous year 's ceiling of 23.65 million b/d was rolled over for another year , but no country quotas were set . |
| 2 | Three operations did not succeed in curing his glaucoma , and he had to give up his business in 1878 , although it was carried on for some years by his daughters , Eleanor , Elizabeth , and Catherine , as E. E. Dancer & Company . |
| 3 | Analysis of covariance for possible factors affecting mean hearing thresholds was carried out for each of the four different types of ear . |
| 4 | The original base mapping was carried out for most of Scotland between 1865 and the start of the First World War . |
| 5 | The Metropolitan Police have said that Courtney offered his services — but he was turned down for any work . |
| 6 | The first time we went , Marie wore her bra and knickers , but she was told off for that , so she bought this real nice swimming costume . |
| 7 | He thought these were helpful plans — something positive to get to grips with the habit and see an end to cash shortages in the housekeeping as money was siphoned off for another packet ; no more sandpaper taste in the mouth ; no clothes reeking of stale tobacco and an end to the shakes . |
| 8 | Gateshead Family Health Service 's Authority admitted it had known what was going on for more than a year , but action was taken only after a patient contacted them . |
| 9 | Erm , because I was going out for half past two and er , she rang , she says he has n't rung yet so I assume he 's going to be home . |
| 10 | There seemed nothing I could usefully add to whatever Henniker might be doing , and as it was getting on for half past twelve I decided to find a pub and a sandwich . |
| 11 | I was going back to London the next day ; the actor was staying on for another week . |
| 12 | The Highlands Congested Districts Board was set up for this purpose in 1897 , but it was able to achieve very little . |
| 13 | Kitingan , who described the election results as " heartening " , was sworn in for another term as Chief Minister on July 18 . |
| 14 | No n Well yes a lot of it was brushwood or the or erm branches of the birch trees that was that was laid out for that Above the stones and then you put that above . |
| 15 | The Yard said the area around the police station was sealed off for half an hour while the package was examined . |
| 16 | The centre of Milton Keynes was sealed off for several hours after a coded telephone message warned of a bomb in the town 's main shopping centre . |
| 17 | Team manager Noel Murphy faces the press flanked by captain Phil Danaher ( left ) , who was ruled out for much of the tour by a knee injury , and coach Ciaran Fitzgerald . |
| 18 | Having made it , that family was split up for more than a year , but was reunited after the Blitz and eventually settled in Torquay . |
| 19 | As she was poking about for more loot I glanced back at Granny and saw that the sheet had moved again . |
| 20 | A card was passed around for those present to send their good wishes for a speedy recovery . |
| 21 | The combined heat and power industry was held up for many years because it was in the hands of a state monopoly . |