Example sentences of "that it was [adv] for " in BNC.
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| 1 | you you talk er you know , when you were saying that you 'd erm you 'd sold an endless succession of of things , wh wh when you bought things , er you know when when you were married , it was there always that element in it that it was here for a just |
| 2 | It is likely that it was originally for wool drying , although there is a local tradition that it was also used for the drying of teazles , imported from Somerset , hence its local name of the Teazel Tower . |
| 3 | This idea was so firmly rooted that it was perhaps for this reason that these results from radio astronomy seem not to have been widely accepted at first . |
| 4 | Mrs. O'Brien said that she believed what her husband told her about the company doing well and having good potential , but she was concerned for her son and felt that it was only for three weeks , and if it would do the trick , she would sign . |
| 5 | Bishop Wilkins thought that had Baxter ‘ lived in the primitive times , he would have been one of the fathers of the church ; and that it was enough for one age to produce such a person as Mr. Baxter . ’ |
| 6 | Although enrolled student numbers increased during the period in all types of classes , membership of the WEA gradually declined , an indication perhaps that it was more for personal educational value rather than support for a wider social movement that adults attended District classes . |
| 7 | Hari 's face was pale and Emily told herself sternly that it was all for the best , together she and Hari would prosper . |