Example sentences of "[conj] [det] [was/were] for the [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The counselling development worker , Fiona McRae , adds : ‘ When we started there was only one other agency offering counselling that was completely free , and that was for the whole of Edinburgh . |
| 2 | Only in one respect was any real money spent on Doctor Who , and that was for the TARDIS set in Episode One , the cost of which was spread out anyway throughout the rest of the season . |
| 3 | The pay was fifteen shillings a day then , and that was for the horse , cart and man . |
| 4 | But that was for the future . |
| 5 | Perhaps , but that was for the future . |
| 6 | But that was for the future — you can read about it in one of my journals . ] |
| 7 | This was be this was er er there was a ceremonial parade when we stood down but this was er erm something that like that the town in recognition of the Home Guard Cos when the Home Guard was stood down it was a national er a national standing down so everybody all over the country er everybody in the country there 'd be a er a parade of some sort but this was for the Walsall detachment of the South Staffs Home Guard that was invited to , to the town hall for er a reception , it was quite it stood in re er I still can remember about it quite quite something to look back on that was really . |