Example sentences of "it [be] for [adj] purpose " in BNC.
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| 1 | Staff should be discouraged from carrying over anything more than a few holidays a few days holiday from one year to the next , unless it 's for specific purposes , such as climbing , catching dingo or visiting Aunty Mabel in New Zealand . |
| 2 | They would charge £5000 ( ! ) and , because it is for educational purposes , would provide no restriction on sales and extend copyright for a period of 5 years ( 21/6 ) . |
| 3 | It is for this purpose that the British Deaf and Dumb Association exists . |
| 4 | What he wanted to do was to publicize erm the whole issue , and it was for this purpose that he joined in these campaigns . |
| 5 | He joked : ‘ It was for medicinal purposes , you understand . |
| 6 | He joked : ‘ It was for medicinal purposes , you understand . |