Example sentences of "was given for [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Credit was given for goods sold in the ordinary way , he said , only because the vendor believed the purchaser would pay , and fear of imprisonment benefited no one but the tallyman who forced his credit on the unwary poor . |
| 2 | A box number at the newspaper was given for replies . |
| 3 | He was also concerned about the reliability of the data : for example , that no measure of agreement was given for observations made when pairs of inspectors were present in the same classroom . |
| 4 | David Scott was not one of the more successful county politicians , and perhaps his attitude is a little too pure for the real world of eighteenth-century politics , but it represents , even if in an exaggerated form , the general political maxim that the politician performs friendly services for his friends without haggling over a bargain , or even implying that an understanding existed which might suggest that a vote was given for services rendered , or as in this case , for services which might be performed at a future date . |
| 5 | She did not care what money was given for repairs . |