Example sentences of "[vb past] [be] for the " in BNC.
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| 1 | Those whom they encountered were for the most part leading precarious lives ; they lacked the leisure , the mental energy , even the vocabulary , for speculation about the great issues of heaven and hell , death and judgement . |
| 2 | The time-consuming tasks of keeping families clean and fed were for the most part carried out with wholly inadequate equipment in depressing surroundings . |
| 3 | His particular predilections when he started were for the young artists of his won age who were beginning to reject the immediate traditions of their predecessors and experiment with new formulas of expression and technique in the 1940s and 1950s . |
| 4 | All it needed was for the envelope to be stuck down . |
| 5 | The last thing she needed was for the plane to go without her . |
| 6 | Little damage had been done , all it needed was for the cargo to be reassembled , but , while several tourists were rushing energetically around attempting to do this , the drivers of the carts had taken time off to chat . |
| 7 | It might seem that so artificial a superiority was certain to prove as transient as the hegemonies that it had replaced , although those in whose hands power lay were for the most part undaunted by the new challenges to Britain 's position that they sensed … |
| 8 | It was a tradition that avoided any real contemplation of the root causes of German unease ; their preference for ‘ action ’ , rested secure in the knowledge that everything they did was for the good of the nation , sanctioned by law and sanctioned by the German people . |
| 9 | In addition , the Rayner review of the service introduced not only cuts but a new philosophy that official figures , which previously had been for the service of the nation as a whole , were now to be tied far more closely to the requirements of the government of the day . |
| 10 | It is unlikely that anti-Semitism was as powerful in its motivational force for recruits in the Party 's ‘ mass phase ’ after 1929–30 as it had been for the early activist core of the NSDAP . |
| 11 | The original intention had been for the Quins players , seven of whom were in England 's Grand Slam squad , to have Easter off . |
| 12 | They were unfortunate in that batting conditions for them were not as favourable as they had been for the West Indians . |
| 13 | Ipswich were as lethargic at the start of the second half as they had been for the majority of the first and on the hour , in an attempt to liven them up , Lyall brought off Milton and Goddard to introduce Palmer and Johnson . |
| 14 | The nearest one had been for the use of the Conway 's house , the second one was for the use of Tommy Grant and his family . |
| 15 | It was a fortress town and a trading centre , as it had been for the Romans 800 years earlier . |
| 16 | The original intention had been for the expedition to sail on 10 February but the usual bad weather made this impossible and Ormonde became progressively more reluctant to leave , suspecting that all hope of surprise had now been lost . |
| 17 | They were located above the centre of the road instead of being drawn out to one side , as they had been for the trams . |
| 18 | Every night was a milestone , and had been for the past fifteen years . |
| 19 | The plan had been for the Americans to discover an unknown for the lead female role but no-one had Miss Leigh 's screen magic . |
| 20 | But the South African Rugby Board and the South African Rugby Union continued to get bogged down , as they had been for the last three years , even with the help of intermediaries of the stature of Nelson Mandela , in their attempts to reach accord and form one , united body for rugby football in their country . |
| 21 | In all the most important affairs of life , liberty remained for him what it had been for the last thirty years , a state of will which could not depart from rectitude . |
| 22 | Another knight , perhaps emboldened by his companion 's hints , argued that the removal of the wool staple from Calais , where it had helped to pay part of the cost of defending the town , had been for the private profit of Lord Latimer , Richard Lyons and others . |
| 23 | It was how it had been for the past two weeks and the young woman tried to ignore her protesting muscles and her aching back as she stared into the hearth and watched the tiny flames flickering in and out of the carefully banked-up grate . |
| 24 | This neutralised the efforts of the consortium since all funds committed so far had been for the purchase of the collection intact ; they could not be used for individual sale bids or any subsequent related negotiations . |
| 25 | Frustrating as the long-drawn out debates since 1948 had been for the abolitionists , when the moment eventually came no-one could claim that Parliament was acting precipitately or foisting a highly controversial measure onto a nation that was unprepared . |
| 26 | The remand had been for the purpose of the issue being tried by the justices on the Monday . |
| 27 | He lay with her for a little while as if all had been for the best and when , with a sudden , slithering movement , she was off the bed and into her dress , he thanked her , wished her good night . |
| 28 | However in a few incidents the initial charge had been for the full offence of rape … . |
| 29 | It was only when everyone rose to their feet , shook hands and made a beeline for the cooking tent — where , it emerged , Balvinder Singh had been for the last half-hour — that I realized that the ceremony was over . |
| 30 | My suit case was ready packed and had been for the last week . |