Example sentences of "[was/were] to work for " in BNC.
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| 1 | Her proposition had been simple and direct — if he were to work for her , she would make him wealthy and ensure him a place in society . |
| 2 | When the IWC was established in 1946 , its purpose was to work for the resuscitation of an industry that was declining because stocks had been over-exploited during the previous decades , rather than to conserve existing whale stocks . |
| 3 | Its immediate economic aim was to work for the reduction and eventual elimination of tariffs on most industrial goods among its members . |
| 4 | My brief was to work for 8 to 14-year-olds , the group examined in the report , not younger children where there are different problems in conveying drama . ’ |
| 5 | It was to work for the complete organisation of all ship , dock and river workers in order to raise their wages and improve their working conditions . |
| 6 | What I did n't want was to work for a large organisation . |
| 7 | I was to work for smelly Perkins for a whole week . |