Example sentences of "[det] [was/were] for [art] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | This was for a number of reasons . |
| 2 | This was for the disclosure , where material , of the charges to the p&l account of the period in respect of research and development , training , advertising and major maintenance and refurbishment . |
| 3 | The important consequence of this was for the operation of the developer builders . |
| 4 | This was for the convenience of the Bishop 's barge and any other vessels to land , and where the Bishop might take his barge at any time and in an hour reach his Cathedral . |
| 5 | All this was for the saving of me . |
| 6 | There was one vital breakthrough for the nationalist consciousness , though there still remains some doubt as to how deep this was for the Fianna Fáil party : all the parties committed themselves to the recognition of the protestant — loyalist group as having legitimate aspirations and affirmed the need for the recognition of ‘ two sets of legitimate rights ’ coexisting in the island as a whole : ‘ Constitutional nationalists are determined to secure justice for all traditions … |
| 7 | This was for the future . |
| 8 | This was be this was er er there was a ceremonial parade when we stood down but this was er erm something that like that the town in recognition of the Home Guard Cos when the Home Guard was stood down it was a national er a national standing down so everybody all over the country er everybody in the country there 'd be a er a parade of some sort but this was for the Walsall detachment of the South Staffs Home Guard that was invited to , to the town hall for er a reception , it was quite it stood in re er I still can remember about it quite quite something to look back on that was really . |
| 9 | It later transpired that all but one of these were for the Bulgarian A team . |
| 10 | Although he extols the yellow of spring , the green of summer , and ‘ the changling dresses of autumnal tints ’ ; these were for the sightseers not the painter . |
| 11 | These were for the demobilization of all irregular " armed formations " throughout Yugoslav territory ( by midnight on July 18 ) , for the return of Slovenia 's borders to the situation prior to June 25 ( by midnight on July 16 ) , the release of all troops and the return to the JNA and the police of goods and equipment seized in Slovenia ( by midnight on July 15 ) and the lifting of blockades ( by midnight on July 13 ) . |
| 12 | One of these was for a doctor who has gone to the Middlesex Hospital . |
| 13 | One of these was for the creation of a new statutory historic buildings committee . |
| 14 | Erm er that that was for a B B C computer . |
| 15 | Oh no no no , there was no such , there was there was distemper as it was called , er not like emulsion is today , there was this distemper that was called but er oh no that was that was for the pigsty the distemper was , whitewash . |
| 16 | That was for the sons and daughters of richer families like her Pascoe cousins whose father , Uncle Harry , was making his fortune privateering and could afford to pay for Cousin Tristram to go across the water to Fowey every morning and attend Mr Carew 's new grammar school . |
| 17 | Yes , that was for the council election . |
| 18 | Maybe that was for the cat , too . |
| 19 | The counselling development worker , Fiona McRae , adds : ‘ When we started there was only one other agency offering counselling that was completely free , and that was for the whole of Edinburgh . |
| 20 | All that was for the future . |
| 21 | But that was for the future . |
| 22 | Perhaps , but that was for the future . |
| 23 | That was for the future . |
| 24 | But that was for the future — you can read about it in one of my journals . ] |
| 25 | Only in one respect was any real money spent on Doctor Who , and that was for the TARDIS set in Episode One , the cost of which was spread out anyway throughout the rest of the season . |
| 26 | The pay was fifteen shillings a day then , and that was for the horse , cart and man . |
| 27 | Most were for the GPO , later Crown Film Unit , and distributed by the Central Office of Information to cinemas and overseas . |