Example sentences of "were [vb pp] [adv] [to-vb] for " in BNC.
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| 1 | Willis and four men were whisked off to jail for the night and released on bail . |
| 2 | But few Labour MPs privately believed Mr Kinnock had the appetite to continue , and a number of backbenchers were prepared publicly to call for his resignation . |
| 3 | The area was sealed off , sniffer dogs were called in to search for more explosives and the bags taken to the Metropolitan Police forensic science laboratory for examination . |
| 4 | Searchers were called out to look for the overdue hikers , and spotting their torches in the distance Alistair used his camera flash to attract their attention . |
| 5 | Two trade bodies were set up to press for a system of price fixing : the Associated Booksellers of Great Britain and Ireland in 1895 and the Publishers Association in 1896 . |
| 6 | A few million dollars were kept abroad to provide for the family 's regular needs from videos and colour television sets through to Nicolae Ceauşescu 's preferred Gillette razors . |
| 7 | After the financial troubles of that decade , though , a more businesslike approach was taken so that reserves were kept back to cover for lean years when the weather proved to be unkind . |