Example sentences of "for this [noun sg] was the [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The main reason for this tendency was the lack of true evidence . |
| 2 | However , the most valuable long-term effect of the plans for this index was the classification scheme which was devised in order to arrange it . |
| 3 | While such victim and self-report surveys are not new what was new for this country was the scope of this survey . |
| 4 | The motive for this system was the provision of income for the royal treasury from the fees charged on the transaction of money-changing ; it was not prompted by any financial crisis . |
| 5 | Apparently the starting point for this design was the body of an 0–18 model Martin , but the slightly less angular shape and rounded Venetian cutaway have given the guitar a look all its own . |
| 6 | A further trial for this region was the destruction wrought by Hurricane Joan in October 1988 . |