Example sentences of "[det] [was/were] [verb] for [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Such posts as this were intended for the sons of the well-heeled or at least the well-connected . |
| 2 | There are hints that certain sets of dies were used to decorate pots made from specific fabrics , while some were retained for a later occasion and occur again on another fabric . |
| 3 | This was created for the premiere of the film Dr Zhivago … hand-made by the top milliners of the day , many will go for less in the sale than they cost new but Mrs Maxwell says she needs the money … |
| 4 | This was created for the premiere of the film Dr Zhivago … hand-made by the top milliners of the day , many will go for less in the sale than they cost new but Mrs Maxwell says she needs the money … |
| 5 | There is music for the vernacular liturgy of the 1559 Book of Common Prayer , and a handful of pieces probably intended for use as the extra-liturgical anthem ; this was composed for the vocal chorus available at the Chapel Royal and the greater corporate churches , and virtually alone among Byrd 's output qualifies as public rather than domestic music . |
| 6 | But I knew this was wishing for the impossible . |
| 7 | For an elliptical crack Inglis 's stress concentration factor is : Though this was calculated for an ellipse it turns out that it is very nearly accurate for any sharp re-entrant or notch . |
| 8 | This was seen for the hisD gene which is transcribed from a vector promoter . |
| 9 | A night-time curfew was imposed throughout the country on Oct. 2 ; this was extended for a time to 24 hours on Oct. 5 when it appeared that the rebels had reached the capital . |
| 10 | Guatemala has relied heavily on external aid , especially from the United States , though this was suspended for a time under the Carter administration because of Guatemala 's human rights record . |
| 11 | This was bought for the Scottish Postal Museum . |
| 12 | This was held for an unexpired term of six years ‘ from Christmas last ’ at £140 per annum ; it was offered ( fortunately unsuccessfully ) by the new proprietor , Mr Collier , for £600 . |
| 13 | Some graves have been found showing that bowls of food were buried with the body — this was to provide for the journey to the Underworld , which many people believed was made by a dead person 's spirit . |
| 14 | This was used for the fitting of steel tyres to cartwheels . |
| 15 | This was to compensate for the lack of imported fruit and vegetables . |
| 16 | Not one of the little piece picking a little piece out , but an overall assessment and this was produced for the County Council by their environmental consultants and was specifically referred to in the County Surveyor and I think County Planning Officer 's joint report , and that er assessment said , rather than damaging an an irreplaceable , sensitive landscape as could happen with the other routes , the inner northern route could be seen as a means of improving the landscape . |
| 17 | The mental health centres , from which so much was expected for the future , were designed to become self-funding from fees and diverse agency support . |
| 18 | These were done for a particular customer that wanted them buffed . |
| 19 | These were leased for a nominal sum from a very understanding Tangmere Parish Council . |
| 20 | These were averaged for the six subjects and the SEM was calculated . |
| 21 | These were opened for the temporary short-term placement of pupils in danger of suspension , with the expectation that suspension rates would be reduced . |
| 22 | The kitchen had one small window , the parlour two , one looking out over Brodick Bay , the other inland ; joined to this main building were various outhouses , each having a door , a window , a box-bed , a small deal table , a candlestick , and a wash-basin of its own : these were let for the most part to single gentlemen , though now and again she had also lady lodgers . |
| 23 | The irony , of course , is that since a considerable proportion of these were bred for the purpose , a large number of animals would not otherwise have lived were they not destined to die prematurely . |
| 24 | These were working for a pay of from 9d. a day to 2/6 . |
| 25 | Nevertheless , if men such as these were in fact the local recruiting agents , not all were equipped for the job ; Nicholas Hill of Oakham , though servant to no less a figure than the king , possessed neither arms nor armour . |
| 26 | The Labour Department said the figures were in line with economists ' forecasts , but many were looking for a modest reduction . |
| 27 | Many items were donated outright ; many were lent for the duration , but everything was volunteered in one way or another . |
| 28 | The old lady died and within weeks they 'd decided to get married ; they started furnishing the rooms over the shop and all was set for a wedding . ’ |
| 29 | Nor for that matter could Wiltshire clothiers , for , although a dozen or more were rated for the Anticipation at upwards of £100 , the highest was only £250 : for some reason the great William Stumpe of Malmesbury was not assessed . |
| 30 | The substitution of G10 to A10 ( a204 ) completely abolished the formation of Q34 and the same was observed for the insertion of C47 in the variable loop ( a209 and a215 ) . |