Example sentences of "[vb past] it [was/were] for [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ If Haines recommended the Jockey Club should be abolished we would have to consider it and if we felt it was for the benefit of racing we would do it , ’ Lord Hartington said . |
| 2 | Despite his brotherly teasing and criticisms , he was devoted to her and would not be speaking in this fashion unless he felt it was for the best . |
| 3 | But I just said that it was for the Welsh Office cos I thought if er they knew it was for a Authority you know ? |
| 4 | When Mellor joined colleagues for yesterday 's Cabinet meeting , he knew it was for the last time . |
| 5 | Their lawyer , Patricia Hambrecht , says : ‘ We witnessed a dramatic drop in our appraisal business for donations to institutions , and even though we realised it was not in our narrow self-interest , we knew it was for the good of the overall arts community ’ . |
| 6 | I thought it was for the best . |
| 7 | The linesman said it was for a push and handball . |
| 8 | You said it was for a B H S . |
| 9 | ‘ They said it was for the best , ’ said Gloria . |
| 10 | Close colleagues who had decided he had to go said it was for the ‘ greater good ’ of the party . |
| 11 | The judge refused to grant an injunction , and said it was for the valuer to decide whether to proceed or not , and that the president of the RICS owed no duty to the parties not to make an appointment . |
| 12 | In his summing-up , the judge said it was for the jury to decide if Christopher How had been dishonest . |