Example sentences of "it [was/were] [vb pp] for a [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It was created for a group of mums who felt their babies were too old for new mums but not yet ready for the rough and tumble of open houses . |
| 2 | To return to the ECSC Treaty , it was concluded for a period of 50 years only and is therefore due to expire in less than ten years from now . |
| 3 | During 1965–1968 , I rethought and redeveloped my work on semantics until it was accepted for a Ph.D . |
| 4 | Er Mike said in his autobiography that when they got the play and converted it to film , they changed the age of the character for a start , cos in the play it was written in the late fifties by Bill and it was written for a man approaching his forties . |
| 5 | It was received for a variety of voluntary input in Scotland and nationally , but most notably , I gather , in respect of Education and Professional Development , which leads on to my other purpose in writing . |
| 6 | ‘ It was lost for a while . ’ |
| 7 | It was built for a neighbour of Henry Royce . |
| 8 | It was used for a variety of purposes ; most commonly as a retaining fee for a knight who could be called out whenever the king or lord had need of him . |
| 9 | Secondly , it was ordained for a remedy against sin , and to avoid fornication … . ’ |
| 10 | It was passed for a conversion , and there was a stone barn , was n't there ? |
| 11 | South Oxfordshire District Council has reopened its Ladygrove Park after it was closed for a cleaning up operation ; the park was closed some weeks ago after gypsies staying there left it full of litter . |
| 12 | It was marketed for a number of years and was the subject of numerous clinical reports before its use declined . |
| 13 | A cross between a wild boar and Tamworth pig , it was bred for a BBC TV series in an attempt to recreate animals from that era . |
| 14 | It was withdrawn in Britain in 1973 by its director , Stanley Kubrick , after it was blamed for a string of violent crimes . |
| 15 | But that Moorish Negress was so skilful in drawing the Turkish bow , that it was held for a marvel , and it is said that they called her in Arabic Nugueymat Turya , which is to say , the Star of the Archers . |