Example sentences of "[noun sg] were for " in BNC.
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| 31 | Iain asked him what he thought the electronics were for . |
| 32 | The commonest reasons for referral were for examination of the chest , spine , and limbs and joints and referrals for these fell by 9.4% , 17.5% , and 13.5% respectively . |
| 33 | Some of the signs , such as the quantity of berries on certain trees in autumn were for long-range forecasts , while still others could tell the weather for that very hour : ( The Shamrock is folding its garments before a heavy downpour ) is not only a picturesque saying but tends also to be accurate . |
| 34 | Ordinary arrangements for working the line were for the time suspended . |
| 35 | I do n't really care if he was a homosexual — though I 'd rather his taste were for adults . |
| 36 | The provisional Cost Allowances for the accommodation were for a 24-bed unit 430,000 and for a 30-bed unit £500,000 . |
| 37 | ‘ Some were for the better but a lot were for worse . |
| 38 | The trains were designed to accommodate patients in the central vehicles , those at either end were for the convenience of the staff , stores , etc. , and in the military trains , the ward or hospital cars had a pharmacy car in the centre . |
| 39 | Furthermore , of these few results , a substantial number were for charcoal , with all the attendant problems of possible age offset due to ‘ old wood ’ ( see p. 121 ) . |
| 40 | Commercial and manufacturing premises were also widely damaged , and swathes of war-damaged land were for years eloquent testimony to both the urgency of the problem , and of course the potential scope for imaginative solutions . |
| 41 | ft. ) and slightly more than one acre of land were for sale very cheaply at £ 1,200 . |
| 42 | Summer outings the next year were for her a misery . |
| 43 | Many of the broadcasters and journalists had been trained either in Europe or locally by Europeans , and many also looked to Europe as their guide to what broadcasting and journalism were for . |
| 44 | The colours used for fresco painting were for the most part easily obtained : red ochre , yellow ochre , black ( either from charred bone or from carbonaceous shale ) and blue ( from a copper-tinted glass ) . |
| 45 | There was also a section where goods not redeemed within the allotted time were for sale . |
| 46 | It seems gang members cruising by thought some of the actors on set were for real and got heavy . |
| 47 | Hezarfen , in a later passage than his list of Muftis , where he essentially simply follows Katib Celebi , is explicit on the point of separate muftiliks , though perhaps vague on the point of how official they were , saying : Until the end of the reign of Mehmed II there was not all that much glory and renown in the office of Mufti dignity and regard were for the most part dependent upon the person [ who held it ] . |
| 48 | If the goods delivered and accompanying invoice were for more or less than the amount recorded on the order , a correcting entry would also have to be made . |
| 49 | The disparate movements of protest were for a moment united in massive resistance . |
| 50 | The disparate movements of protest were for a moment united in massive resistance . |
| 51 | I was also spoken to by the Chief Whip who reiterated that the majority of the party were for Alec . |
| 52 | The original Formula Two restriction were for 2000cc cars unsupercharged , or 500cc supercharged . |