Example sentences of "were set [adv] for [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | You were set up for life with them , ’ Olive Fitzgerald of the Samaritans , bracing for a flood of calls over the next few months on their telephone helpline , told Reuters ' man . |
| 2 | To this end , schools were set up for peasant women and for prostitutes , who were numerous since Havana had previously been a notorious entertainment centre for North Americans , to give them an education and to provide them with some skills and training ready for the job market . |
| 3 | A further 100 seats were set aside for members to be appointed proportionally among political parties winning at least 5 per cent of the vote , including 20 reserved for overseas Chinese . |
| 4 | Four aides-de-camp were appointed and apartments in the Tuileries were set aside for bedroom , study and play room . |
| 5 | Two rooms in the hotel were set aside for children . |
| 6 | Extra appointments could be financed by the court 's customers paying higher charges when cases were set down for trial . |
| 7 | Although clear guidelines were set down for teachers on the minimum time commitment and core content of each of the projects , the organisation and management of the projects were at the discretion of the teacher . |
| 8 | Mr Harris , 51 , and his wife were setting out for church in Lisburn , Co Antrim . |