Example sentences of "these were [noun pl] for " in BNC.
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| 1 | Europe found all this heartening ; these were principles for intervention that it could accept . |
| 2 | At one end were two padded cells for mental cases , and opposite these were cupboards for medical stores . |
| 3 | It said nothing about investiture or homage : these were matters for the pope . |
| 4 | The judge 's initial view was that these were matters for the trial but he was persuaded otherwise by the arguments of counsel . |
| 5 | Not everyone would feel that these were messages for them ; many people always turn to the cartoon page first of all , and some do n't read much more than that ; God gives Jeremiah several cartoons in the course of this passage ; did you notice in verse 25 the dig about wearing your feet out — because the people had already worn their shoes out ! |
| 6 | He wondered if these were preparations for the journey he had suggested last night . |