Example sentences of "[pron] [be] [vb pp] for [det] purpose " in BNC.
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| 1 | It , too , is based on a detailed classification of occupations ( similar , though not identical , to those of the OPCS ) , which are grouped for many purposes into three social classes : |
| 2 | It is quite reasonable for a purchaser to assume that a vendor who sells land for a particular purpose will not do anything to prevent its being used for that purpose , but it would be utterly unreasonable to assume that the vendor was undertaking restrictive obligations which would prevent his using land retained by him for any lawful purpose whatsoever … |
| 3 | Most serious cases of sex abuse are passed on to a unit which is designed for this purpose and has specially trained staff . |
| 4 | During the last century they came to be conducted largely by the police and lawyers instructed by them , who were replaced for most purposes by the Crown Prosecution Service in 1986 . |
| 5 | The test is the effect on the ordinary reader , who is endowed for this purpose with considerable wisdom and knowledge of the way of the world . |
| 6 | Ideologies do not just appear in societies ; their function is to legitimate practices , and they are formulated for this purpose . |
| 7 | I agree with the judge that " What is required for this purpose is not an intention to own or even an intention to acquire ownership but an intention to possess , " that is to say , an intention for the time being to possess the land to the exclusion of all other persons , including the owner with the paper title . |