Example sentences of "[adv] it [was/were] [verb] for " in BNC.
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| 1 | You 'd g had to parade on the Sunday erm for weapon training , and one Sunday we earlier on , we had n't fired a rifle , so it was arranged for us to fire a rifle at a rifle range . |
| 2 | For a long time he stood in front of the town map , gazing at it as though he would memorise its every feature , and when he turned away it was to ask for a cup of coffee . |
| 3 | Moreover it was becoming for the first time , as a result of Peter 's administrative reforms , an institution concerned solely with diplomacy . |
| 4 | Traditionally it was used for ptisannes , a very bitter , still wine recommended by physicians as a laxative and diuretic . |
| 5 | And now it was looking for a graveyard . |
| 6 | Now it was gone for ever . |
| 7 | Originally it was planned for them to eliminate enemies of the Islamic Republic , but this mission was deemed more important . |
| 8 | Originally it was competed for , often bloodily , by the inhabitants of the valleys on either side of the watershed . |
| 9 | Well it was marked for one and there was no milk , there was no er , there was an empty bottle in the thing , but no milk , as long as he do n't charge you for . |
| 10 | Er , Jim , Birmingham , West er , Midlands er , supporting er , the sectionalization of the union because erm , we were told a few months ago it was passed for nineteen ninety one . |
| 11 | Maybe it was intended for Darren White or even Richard Morrison … but not me . |
| 12 | At either stage , if there was considered to be a problem , then it was noted for later discussion . |
| 13 | Well , the procedure that followed in this case was that the er captain obviously made clear from er H M S erm Battleaxe that was originally involved , that the embargo would be enforced , er and obviously his message got across , and then it was arranged for marines to go aboard , er which they did to take charge of , of the vessel while the search took place . |
| 14 | because he went on so much and then it was bought for him . |
| 15 | The very successful Dexion slotted angle iron appealed to a very broad market ( anyone whose used storage ) yet it was specialised for the job it had to do and sold at a good price . |