Example sentences of "[was/were] [pron] for which " in BNC.
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| 1 | It was everything for which he could have asked . |
| 2 | The ordination of women was something for which I was supposed to argue . |
| 3 | There were ripples of self-satisfied laughter , as if to have such a mad dream was something for which they could congratulate themselves . |
| 4 | To this effect , it suggested that as a general rule the police should be able to arrest an individual without a warrant if the crime which was suspected was one for which the individual could be jailed rather than simply fined . |
| 5 | The decision to believe was one for which I at least was fully responsible . |
| 6 | Their life was one for which she was very unfitted , and her gigantic effort to enjoy it struck him as a piece of self-deception . |
| 7 | He was a competent scientist with a modest and helpful nature ; the curatorial role was one for which he was well suited . |