Example sentences of "had been for the [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | They were unfortunate in that batting conditions for them were not as favourable as they had been for the West Indians . |
| 2 | The Court of Session heard that the original plan had been for the Deanses to use their 57 per cent shareholding to remove four directors — Wilson Young , James Johnston , Alastair McKenzie and Clive Scott . |
| 3 | Hitherto the provision had been for the Speaker to become interim president , with the obligation to organize elections within a period of 45-60 days . |
| 4 | The remand had been for the purpose of the issue being tried by the justices on the Monday . |
| 5 | They were located above the centre of the road instead of being drawn out to one side , as they had been for the trams . |
| 6 | The original intention had been for the Quins players , seven of whom were in England 's Grand Slam squad , to have Easter off . |
| 7 | Ipswich were as lethargic at the start of the second half as they had been for the majority of the first and on the hour , in an attempt to liven them up , Lyall brought off Milton and Goddard to introduce Palmer and Johnson . |
| 8 | This neutralised the efforts of the consortium since all funds committed so far had been for the purchase of the collection intact ; they could not be used for individual sale bids or any subsequent related negotiations . |
| 9 | The plan had been for the Americans to discover an unknown for the lead female role but no-one had Miss Leigh 's screen magic . |
| 10 | In addition , the Rayner review of the service introduced not only cuts but a new philosophy that official figures , which previously had been for the service of the nation as a whole , were now to be tied far more closely to the requirements of the government of the day . |
| 11 | Frustrating as the long-drawn out debates since 1948 had been for the abolitionists , when the moment eventually came no-one could claim that Parliament was acting precipitately or foisting a highly controversial measure onto a nation that was unprepared . |
| 12 | It was a fortress town and a trading centre , as it had been for the Romans 800 years earlier . |
| 13 | However , on June 27 Medvedev announced that the consensus had been for the congress to proceed as scheduled . |
| 14 | The nearest one had been for the use of the Conway 's house , the second one was for the use of Tommy Grant and his family . |
| 15 | The original intention had been for the expedition to sail on 10 February but the usual bad weather made this impossible and Ormonde became progressively more reluctant to leave , suspecting that all hope of surprise had now been lost . |