Example sentences of "what [pron] was [adv] for " in BNC.
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| 1 | I thought that that was what I was here for , that he was something special , chosen by God . |
| 2 | That was what one was here for , she thought ; doing things for people like Miss Grimes and John was , after all , one 's Christian duty . |
| 3 | As his eyes drove into her , she had a sudden sharp insight in to what he was here for . |
| 4 | They stopped my client , asked him what he was there for , his name and address , the usual routine . |
| 5 | But there was an introversion to that which meant that too few readers of too many newspapers knew what it was there for . |
| 6 | But there was an introversion to that which meant that too few readers of too many newspapers knew what it was there for . |
| 7 | I did n't know what it was there for . |
| 8 | However , she recently asked what it was all for if she could not have a child . |
| 9 | He laughed bitterly and he said , ‘ Do you know what it was all for ? |