Example sentences of "[noun] that it was [vb pp] for " in BNC.

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1 It is no accident that it was recommended for use in the fifteenth-century Lay Folks Mass Book at the elevation of the Host .
2 The major axis of Stonehenge is aligned with the exact positions of the midwinter and midsummer solstice , leading to suggestions that it was built for ceremonies to mark the annual calendar and seasons .
3 As a result they push it beyond its design — a bit like trying to fly a plane at twice the speed and height that it was designed for .
4 And even if a structural , timber can be dated , there is always the possibility that it was stored for some time between being felled and being used , or even that it was re-used timber salvaged from an earlier building .
5 The fact that it was used for his or another 's use could be established by questions and answers between the police and the defendant .
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