Example sentences of "what [pers pn] [was/were] for " in BNC.
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| 1 | That was what she was for . |
| 2 | When Tiguary indicated the gun emplacements at intervals in the Belmont stockade and asked what they were for ( he had an idea ) , Kit waved a hand and answered , ‘ So the chickens can pop in and out . |
| 3 | I forget what they were for . |
| 4 | That 's what they were for , you moved them around . |
| 5 | They 're called sandbags , do you know what they were for ? |
| 6 | Yeah I know they were is that what they were for ? |
| 7 | Ah , well , the nurses enjoyed it all , and that was what it was for . |
| 8 | She talked with Emma about the chart and what it was for and put it in the kitchen where Emma could see it clearly . |
| 9 | Art trained the eyes , that was what it was for . |
| 10 | I think a lot of people get carried away with the occasion and it 's actually supposed to be a very romantic day , and , you know , that 's what it was for me . |
| 11 | And then they got me to sign a form , they did n't say what it was for . |
| 12 | They may speculate about how it may have been used and what it was for , and perhaps begin to consider how old it is , whether it is genuine or a replica . |
| 13 | When Ken asked what it was for , he was told : ‘ This play is essentially stylistic and I want the dialogue to be delivered in a stylistic fashion . ’ |
| 14 | What it was for . |
| 15 | Erm what we were doing is , i what it was for , was for , for prospective buyers , they wanted erm a justification for |
| 16 | The significance of what it was for . |
| 17 | They wanted to know what it roughly what it was for |
| 18 | I 'll tell you where I had terrific service once , I ca n't remember what it was for now , it 's it 's a shop , it 's called Arcade Records because originally it was in the arcade , but it 's now just above the Cannon Cinema in between you know on Chapel Bar on the left hand side . |
| 19 | Ca n't think what it was for now . |
| 20 | Oh I heard the bell but I did n't know what it was for ! |
| 21 | Do n't ask who it was with , they asked you what it was for . |