Example sentences of "[noun sg] were made for " in BNC.
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| 1 | Her name was derived from ‘ diviana ’ ( the shining one ) , and glittering shrines of gold and silver were made for her temple at Ephesus . |
| 2 | According to an anecdote told in Herbert 's autobiography , copies of the portrait were made for the queen , for Richard Sackville , the third Earl of Dorset , and , in miniature by Isaac Oliver , for Lady Aeres ( a copy at University College , Oxford , may be one of these ) . |
| 3 | It just added further proof to Branson 's growing conviction that Virgin and the airline business were made for each other . |
| 4 | These privileges were enjoyed by the king 's grace , and not of right ; various payments in money , produce or labour service were made for them . |
| 5 | Decalogue V and VI , A Short Film About Killing and A Short Film About Love were made for the cinema . |
| 6 | The reserve powers are extremely important , and if grossly inadequate provision were made for pensions I would expect my right Hon. and learned Friend to use them . |
| 7 | The soft pumps of pigskin were made for pampered feet that trod not on cold stone or wooden boards but on rich carpets and Hari felt resentment fill her . |
| 8 | In his eyes Christianity and the Roman empire were made for each other . |