Example sentences of "were set [adv] for " in BNC.
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1 | Traditionally , these days were set apart for special prayer and fasting . |
2 | The 12 days between April 15th and April 26th were set aside for a ‘ points of light celebration of service ’ . |
3 | Four aides-de-camp were appointed and apartments in the Tuileries were set aside for bedroom , study and play room . |
4 | A ‘ Book of Hours ’ was the name given to such a prayerbook intended for private or family devotion , the term ‘ hours ’ indicating not an interval of sixty minutes , but less precise parts of the day that were set aside for religious and other duties . |
5 | Certain lands were set aside for the upkeep of religious and charitable foundations — the vakifs . |
6 | Two rooms in the hotel were set aside for children . |
7 | The New Shed dealt with manufactured goods ( toys , groceries , hardware , etc. ) , the Old Down Shed with bulk traffic ( flour , grain , fresh fruit ) , and two special sheds were set aside for American and French imported goods . |
8 | 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 . |
9 | In more remote areas reserves were set aside for the igi indigenous hab , inhabitants . |