Example sentences of "[conj] it [was/were] [verb] for [pron] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ I can not say that it was withdrawn for its political content . ’ |
| 2 | The fact that it was used for his or another 's use could be established by questions and answers between the police and the defendant . |
| 3 | The only company to have voiced an interest in ANDF recently , or to have hinted that it was negotiating for it , is Unix System Laboratories ( UX No 380 ) . |
| 4 | As in the past , he was anxious to know what my new job was like , and it was reassuring for me to learn that he thought that such work was very much needed . |
| 5 | ( Almost , she thought afterwards , as if it were done for her . ) |
| 6 | Its wool was not as fine as that of Merinos from Spain , or the southern hemisphere , but it was noted for its hardiness and foraging ability . |
| 7 | Poland was condemned because it was not a proper nation-state , but it was condemned for its efforts to become one . |
| 8 | ah yes but it was waiting for him to see you |
| 9 | Delaney thought about it , and decided it did n't make sense , unless it was looking for something that it badly needed . |
| 10 | Summing up a custom-made guitar , especially when it was made for no-one in particular , is a difficult task at the best of times . |
| 11 | Black clouds were rolling up over the forest to his right , which now looked hostile , as though it were waiting for him to make a false move ; to tall perhaps , so that it could advance and swallow him , like a wild animal . |