Example sentences of "[vb past] for the purpose " in BNC.
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| 1 | The chains for the bridge were cast at Upton Magna in Shropshire and thoroughly tested on a machine Telford devised for the purpose . |
| 2 | There was a special pole they used for the purpose . |
| 3 | It is worth noting that one source of funds for such building came from indulgences , which bishops granted for the purpose , and that another was bequests in wills , although the proportion of testators leaving money to this charity seems to have declined between 1400 and 1530 ( 82 , pp.205–6 ; 242 ) . |
| 4 | gaps in the lexicon can be filled , when necessary , with new words coined for the purpose . |
| 5 | Edward undertook to place a force of 600 men at the duke 's disposal and to grant him the earldom of Richmond , to which his family had an ancient claim and which John of Gaunt relinquished for the purpose . |
| 6 | Turner also supplied establishments out of town , advertising ‘ a Conveyance kept for the purpose of sending Coffins , Goods , &c. to any part of Town or Country , with Dispatch ’ . |
| 7 | He did no wilful damage but regarded himself as entitled to go where he wished for the purpose in his mind without regard to the rights of ownership and the alleged presence of man traps and spring guns . |