Example sentences of "had been for the [noun pl] " in BNC.
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1 | 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 . |
2 | They were located above the centre of the road instead of being drawn out to one side , as they had been for the trams . |
3 | 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 . |
4 | 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 . |
5 | It was a fortress town and a trading centre , as it had been for the Romans 800 years earlier . |