Example sentences of "[noun] [verb] was for " in BNC.

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1 The data prepared was for directories such as Crockford 's Clerical Directory and the OUP General Catalogue .
2 It is possible that one of the epitaphs Leapor wrote was for Mary Freemantle , rather than for her own mother as first seems likely [ ML , 1 , 263 ] .
3 George Headley and Learie Constantine were the giants of the early Test years who did most to establish the team ; Garfield Sobers was for twenty years the supreme all-rounder of the game 's history ; Clive Lloyd devised the concept of a quartet of pace bowlers who would carry all relentlessly before them .
4 The last thing South Africa needed was for tourists , especially British tourists , to be murdered on the beaches .
5 The lease negotiated was for twenty years at a rental of £20,000 subject to possible increases up to a maximum of £22,000 .
6 In Scotland the pattern followed was for Regional Councils and constituent Districts .
7 The other bearers took the traditional view that the right thing to do was for Yussuf to get rid of her and find another one ; but for reasons known only to himself Yussuf was reluctant to do this .
8 I was saying that the proportion of advertising expenditure given was for that in the two lowest tar groups , which was rather less than the proportion of total sales .
9 Much of the cider produced was for local consumption , with farmers bringing in their cartloads of apples for processing .
10 What Harry Truman wanted was for Douglas MacArthur to behave himself , he wanted Douglas MacArthur to stop giving impromptu press conferences , he wanted him to stop inventing strategy as he went without reference to the president , he simply wanted to restore the chain of command .
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