Example sentences of "were [adv] [verb] 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 | We tried to reassure him that this was n't the case , that newspeople were merely going for the stories with the biggest hook . |
| 7 | 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 . |
| 8 | 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 . |
| 9 | He also alleged that the KGB had recruited hundreds of British traitors who were only waiting for the signal from Moscow to begin destroying Britain 's communication system and military establishments around the country . |
| 10 | These features for many whites were primarily associated with the arrival of black settlers , who were thus blamed for the problems . |
| 11 | Sorry to disappoint you , but I 'm afraid you were just pipped for the star prize . |
| 12 | I mean I suppose if we were just going for the day it would be alright . |
| 13 | They were already dressed for the wedding , wearing little bits of borrowed fineries they were afraid he would notice . |
| 14 | From school I knew this parable by heart , and I think the reader must have known it too , because as he reached the concluding sentences , his frail hands were already feeling for the embroidered marker and preparing to close the great heavy book , so that his eyes were not on the page but were gazing unseeing into mine as he spoke the final well-worn words , ‘ Then said Jesus unto him , ‘ Go , and do thou likewise . ’ ’ |
| 15 | Congressional threats to resist the dissolution of the Congress , however , were not expected to materialize and the major parties were already preparing for the election campaign . |
| 16 | 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 . |
| 17 | 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 ) . |
| 18 | Supports were usually provided for the subject of these were ‘ touched out ’ of the negative . |
| 19 | 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 . |
| 20 | Four cars were specially restored for the occasion : the 1885 car , Dreadnought 59 , and two ex-Company cars 2 and 40 . |
| 21 | Conservation and animal welfare organisations had stands in a marquee in the zoo grounds and admission prices were specially reduced for the day . |
| 22 | 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 . |
| 23 | The second will consider the work being done to mobilize the concern and commitment of individuals working in all aspects of health care to ensure that they were genuinely working for the health of the people . |
| 24 | So we were forever heading for the rocky interior of continents , to regions of crags and barrenness . |
| 25 | 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 . |
| 26 | But analysts warned that troubles were still brewing for the trade position as the UK maintains its deficit despite the longest recession since 1945 . |
| 27 | Carefully he tried again but Cameron took his arm and told him not to hurry unduly , the joists had only been pinned in place and they were still waiting for the long nails from Grandtully . |
| 28 | They were still waiting for the entertainment . |
| 29 | Results were still awaited for the 10 non-Moslem seats . |
| 30 | Indeed when I arrived many of the ‘ former ’ secretaries were still working for the company . |