Example sentences of "[adj] was for [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | And then there was a there was a coal fired copper int he corner , and er this was for washing , for boiling your clothes . |
| 2 | And you say in in in this class , this is when you first went to school they had a sandpit , this was for playing in ? |
| 3 | CCG 's first contract back in 1981 was for catering services for Shell on board the Stadrill . |
| 4 | Had couches on three sides ; the fourth was for serving . |
| 5 | The highest was for measuring an angle of 30- , 72 per cent of the lowest band , 83 per cent of the middle and 90 per cent of the top band of pupils giving the correct answer . |
| 6 | ( One was for hitting a ball out of a cart rut ; its head was no bigger than a soup spoon . ) |
| 7 | ‘ The first was for saving you from a fate worse than death with Doreen — but what was the second reason ? ’ |
| 8 | Of the £78 million worth of UDGs , £35 million was for commercial developments , £26 million was for industrial developments and £17.5 million was for housing developments . |
| 9 | ( You did n't pour the contents of the ladle down your crack — that was for getting the shit out from under your nails . ) |
| 10 | Yeah , that was for doing your washing |