Example sentences of "were [v-ing] [noun pl] for [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Under s393(9) , excess charges on income arising in the final accounting period of a vendor company can be deducted as if they were trading losses for the purpose of carry-back or carry-across of losses , whereas charges on income can usually be deducted only in the accounting period in which they are paid ( though excess charges on income can be group relieved where the vendor is a member of a group of companies within s402 TA 1988 ) . |
| 2 | They were disputing strategies for the resistance and drinking red wine from France — sour claret , which had proved hard to sell . |
| 3 | That evening the Parsons were meeting friends for an early meal before going on to the opera . |
| 4 | But he warned that poorly constructed facilities were presenting problems for the industry in the future . |
| 5 | as though he were sorting cards for a seance . |
| 6 | But this time there was particular urgency about their work as if each woman were counting votes for the two competitors . |
| 7 | The protesters , from the Peace Train Organisation which has run six trains along the Dublin to Belfast line , the main rail link between north and south , were collecting signatures for a peace declaration in Dublin 's city centre yesterday . |
| 8 | The report , or news of it , attracted the attention of W. H. Feldman and H. C. Hinshaw , who were studying drugs for the treatment of tuberculosis at the Mayo Clinic in Rochester , Minnesota . |
| 9 | Mike was there every day , being nice to me and telling me not to worry about anything , he 'd found this flat and his mother was seeing to furnishing it and they were making arrangements for the wedding . |
| 10 | There were increasing demands for a national policy for the unemployed as distinct from central support of local efforts . |
| 11 | In the great hall henchmen were laying tables for the banquet and the air was thick with the tangy wholesome odour of cooking from the kitchen which made both men 's mouths water . |
| 12 | Caroline and the rest of the group , who were raising funds for the BBC 's annual children in Need appeal , stopped off at a Turkish restaurant during their tour of four restaurants in Aberdeen . |