Example sentences of "were [adv] [vb pp] for the " in BNC.
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| 1 | As time passed , Elena too became the subject of such gestures of endorsement from the West which were duly recorded for the benefit of Romanians , lest they forget by just how an extraordinary couple they were ruled . |
| 2 | Strait , agent to the late Jayne Mansfield , said the gruesome last moments of Monroe were secretly recorded for the Mafia . |
| 3 | The prospect of a radical overhaul of US banking legislation was confirmed on Feb. 5 when the US Treasury announced proposals including the abolition of two laws dating from the 1930s which were widely blamed for the fragmented character of US banking . |
| 4 | Colonialism had much the same impact on the traditional political systems with which it came into contact , especially those which were hierarchically organized for the purpose of a feudal mode of production . |
| 5 | In the RAF eggs were mostly reserved for the air crew 's after-ops breakfasts and this we fully understood . |
| 6 | By 1950 things were sufficiently improved for the bondholders to be paid their 3% interest ( for that year only ) , although interest on the Brewery loan was not paid . |
| 7 | There are some pieces — the most notable is usually known as " On music and words " — which were apparently meant for the book and later rejected , but which fall within the scope of BT , and so have no bearing on the question . |
| 8 | Inter-word boundary effects were not implemented for the first prototype . |
| 9 | Brightly-coloured uniforms and gleaming breastplates were not kept for the parade ground , but were meant to be worn in battle . |
| 10 | The answers that his analysis might produce were not intended for the enlightenment of participants but for the enlightenment of anthropologists . |
| 11 | The Irish may have scored socially but they came a poor second on the field because , says DON CAMERON , they were not prepared for the speed and the impact of the N.Z. game . |
| 12 | Originally Jesus probably directed this parable against the Jews who were not prepared for the coming of the Messiah and would not accept him . |
| 13 | They were not prepared for the thousands of young people demonstrating on the streets , apparently with Deng 's blessing . |
| 14 | Interviewed on Dec. 15 Deputy Foreign Minister Sok An admitted that Cambodian troops , " fighting alone for the first time " , were not prepared for the intensity of the rebel assault . |
| 15 | Thus the company responsible for the hoist accident at Littlebrook Dee power station were not prosecuted for the fact that five men died , but for the fact that the machinery was not properly maintained or inspected . |
| 16 | ( This is not to imply that any of the individuals involved were not qualified for the positions they held ) . |
| 17 | The big show-piece cinemas were built to pull in the fashionable trade but they were not designed for the exclusive use of a social elite ; rather they were provided for all those groups who were prepared to pay money for the movie entertainment that was being provided as part of the delights offered by the down-town city . |
| 18 | that the purpose of avoiding liability to taxation was not the purpose or one of the purposes for which the transfer or associated operations or any of them were effected ; or 2. that the transfer and any associated operations were bona fide commercial transactions and were not designed for the purpose of avoiding liability to taxation ( s741 ) . |
| 19 | Matters were not improved for the defence when the trial judge refused Mr. Small 's application for the judge to look at the January statement for himself pursuant to section 17 of the Evidence Act . |
| 20 | These features for many whites were primarily associated with the arrival of black settlers , who were thus blamed for the problems . |
| 21 | Sorry to disappoint you , but I 'm afraid you were just pipped for the star prize . |
| 22 | They were already dressed for the wedding , wearing little bits of borrowed fineries they were afraid he would notice . |
| 23 | There would still be a bit of clublife here and there through the alleyways , and the all-night gambling schools in Chinatown , though those were usually reserved for the Oriental abacus-for-brains fanatic . |
| 24 | It is also true that , in the later eighteenth century , many landowners had begun to build cottages for their labourers , and even to erect whole villages ; but these were usually designed for the owner from the outside ( not from the inside , for the occupant ) as the focus for a prospect ( Fig. 25 ) or , in the case of a village , as the approach to his park ( Fig. 23c ) . |
| 25 | Supports were usually provided for the subject of these were ‘ touched out ’ of the negative . |
| 26 | The foundations of the colonial era , during which white European nations dominated vast areas of Asia , Africa and Latin America , were fatally undermined for the first time during the turbulent second decade of the twentieth century . |
| 27 | Four cars were specially restored for the occasion : the 1885 car , Dreadnought 59 , and two ex-Company cars 2 and 40 . |
| 28 | Conservation and animal welfare organisations had stands in a marquee in the zoo grounds and admission prices were specially reduced for the day . |
| 29 | The fascinating close-up photographs were specially commissioned for the series , and these , combined with the clear captions and colourful artwork borders , make the books ( priced £3.99 each ) a really pleasurable learning experience for parents and children to share . |
| 30 | At the 1970 Annual General Meeting as said above , rumblings of discontent about the relative rights and status of bondholders were formally voiced for the first time . |