Example sentences of "[vb past] it [be] for the " 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 When Mellor joined colleagues for yesterday 's Cabinet meeting , he knew it was for the last time .
4 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 ’ .
5 I thought it was for the best .
6 ‘ They said it was for the best , ’ said Gloria .
7 Close colleagues who had decided he had to go said it was for the ‘ greater good ’ of the party .
8 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 .
9 In his summing-up , the judge said it was for the jury to decide if Christopher How had been dishonest .
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