Example sentences of "[noun] [was/were] for " in BNC.
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1 | SE claimed that the cylinders were for an Iraqi petrochemical project and that their export had been approved by the UK 's Department of Trade and Industry ( DTI ) . |
2 | From a trade catalogue issued by Turner of Farringdon Street , London , in 1838 we get an overview of the types of coffin used at that time : thirty-three are described , of which fourteen styles were for children 's coffins only . |
3 | Eighty-one of the schools were for boys , ninety-five for girls , and two were mixed . |
4 | These schools were for children but adult education and literacy classes were also provided . |
5 | The Grammar schools were for the most able , bright academic pupils and were run along private school lines . |
6 | The Technical schools were for those who had a technical , practical bent . |
7 | Only 10% were for advanced material , and another 12% for a category defined as ‘ standard ’ works . |
8 | By 1980 , 77% of new prescriptions were for the drug ( fig 1 ) . |
9 | Aboard the carriers were forty-eight Hurricanes and six Fulmars to be flown off , although on this occasion not all the fighters were for Malta . |
10 | Then one of them asked : ‘ Can you tell us what the Rules of Engagement were for your task Major ? ’ |
11 | Was that what the cars were for ? |
12 | And these telegrams were for , to our nearest and next of kin , telling us we were now safely home . |
13 | This entailed that the three subjects were for ever to be treated as three separate subjects . |
14 | All of these subjects were for year 9 to choose from to study for 2 years at G.C.S.E. level . |
15 | The lifts were for transporting patients too sick to protest to departments on higher floors . |
16 | Launderettes were for common people with common synthetic clothing . |
17 | We had to look at where the opportunities were for development in Greater York as a whole rather than looking at individual district elements , and in terms of land available , erm Mr Steel appears to have included some sites which we classify as land held in reserve , which we do n't normally count towards the land availability targets , although we do acknowledge that it is there . |
18 | The first lots to come into the ring were for the annual lease of ewes . |
19 | Wigs were out of the question because of the cost , and most of the changes John asked for in the designs were for simplicity in making and comfort in wearing . |
20 | The perfectly kept living-rooms of Tollemarche homes were for visitors ; the basements , despite their fire hazards , were good enough for the children ; there they often slept and there , if the temperature went much below zero , they also played . |
21 | The dragons were for the procession , and were designed to be raised upon the shoulders of pairs of bearers . |
22 | The principal demands were for a 50 per cent increase in wages and pensions , a six-hour working day ( and no night-shifts ) for women , and the bringing to justice of those responsible for the deaths in Shkodër in April [ see p. 38160 ] . |
23 | Erm if the if the figure were for example forty one thousand , er would you still say that there should we 'd be putting the brakes on the train on too hard ? |
24 | The proposals in the accord were for general improvements in the judicial system , alterations to the electoral system to prevent fraud , decentralization for a participative democracy , and the modernization of state institutions . |
25 | Books were for eggheads . |
26 | They constitute an acknowledgment by the delegates , committee and officers that the Association was for the time being inadequately organised and funded for undertaking major tasks on the national scene . |
27 | Tears stung her eyes a moment at the thought of her sister losing her identity ; Jezrael asked herself if the grief was for Ches or selfishly for her own loss . |
28 | Canadian international Forrest , 24 , faces a three-match ban after referee Ron Groves confirmed the red card was for serious foul play . |
29 | The original deal was for the same time and same sum , but the difference now is that the new contract covers rugby only for the age bracket between 16 and 18 . |
30 | The initial deal was for the release of two singles and a potential album deal which has yet to be finalised . ’ |