Example sentences of "that was for " in BNC.
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| 1 | This act left him with an interest in the company that was for most practical purposes worthless since the previous practice among the three member-directors had been to take the money out of the firm in the form of directors ' fees rather than shareholders ' dividends . |
| 2 | But also , and more importantly , the normal upward movement that was for long the solvent for discontent has been arrested . |
| 3 | The opinion evidence was not admissible as it sought to answer the very matter that was for the Special Commissioner 's decision , a question for which the witness was not qualified as an expert . |
| 4 | In these three miracles Jesus claimed the right to do any action on the Sabbath that was for the good of people . |
| 5 | Entering Biarritz by the coast road like this , you end by driving along the Avenue Édouard VII , which leads down into the centre of the town and sets the tone for a resort that was for a while Europe 's princeliest . |
| 6 | The logic — that the Treasury could not be expected to control something that was for local councils ' electorates to decide finally sank in , not least because the Treasury had so regularly failed to keep them to their limits . |
| 7 | , this er fellow that was for in Conway told me we had to keep an extra erm for Douglas fir he says . |
| 8 | Three pounds that was for doing four of those long lengths you know and , and a short one |
| 9 | I was able to talk to the German customer and the people on the floor , who are excessively worried about the number of people coming in from the East , not only East Germany but they 're very , very worried about people coming in from Eastern Europe , and secondly there was so much East European food that was for sale in Germany at very low prices and there 's food that used to go to the Soviet Union . |