Example sentences of "[conj] was [verb] for [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | A mouth that was made for lies — and kissing . ’ |
| 2 | No , it was n't this that got on his nerves , but the monotony of his surrounding , the long , long road through the camp , the huts going off here and there , the airfield dotted with little planes , looking like toys , the new hall that was used for entertainments , pictures and the church services , standing out like a sore thumb . |
| 3 | It was in essence this same three-fold promise of the Anglo-Saxons that was used for coronations throughout the thirteenth century in England : King Richard I at his first coronation in 1189 swore " to maintain peace and honour and to reverence the Church , to annul any evil laws , and to make and maintain good laws " . |
| 4 | I asked my guide if they made the sort of paper that was used for books ; she said they made every sort of paper . |
| 5 | An example of this is the Von Neumann computer , where arithmetic precision requirements forced a much longer word length than was required for instructions . |
| 6 | Cowen , of Holloway , north London , admitted robbery and was remanded for reports . |
| 7 | The soil in this area was as good as anywhere on the island and was noted for potatoes . |
| 8 | R23 had a gun turret on the top of the envelope ( for which Barnes Wallis carried out tests ) and was used for experiments in launching a Sopwith Camel fighter slung below it . |
| 9 | The cromlech at Pentre Ifan in Wales was known in folklore as ‘ the womb of the goddess Ceridwen ’ and was used for initiations . |
| 10 | This was originally an eyesore but was converted for Trees-R-Us at Christmas . |
| 11 | This was originally an eyesore but was converted for Trees-R-Us at Christmas . |
| 12 | He could picture the house and its setting , but was lost for words . |
| 13 | In the New World , bird species are less restricted to fig species , even if fruit is available continuously , as was found for individuals of two Ficus species in Panama , which , between them , produced fruit all year round . |