Example sentences of "[det] [was/were] for the [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | This was for the disclosure , where material , of the charges to the p&l account of the period in respect of research and development , training , advertising and major maintenance and refurbishment . |
| 2 | The important consequence of this was for the operation of the developer builders . |
| 3 | This was for the convenience of the Bishop 's barge and any other vessels to land , and where the Bishop might take his barge at any time and in an hour reach his Cathedral . |
| 4 | All this was for the saving of me . |
| 5 | This was for the future . |
| 6 | It later transpired that all but one of these were for the Bulgarian A team . |
| 7 | These were for the demobilization of all irregular " armed formations " throughout Yugoslav territory ( by midnight on July 18 ) , for the return of Slovenia 's borders to the situation prior to June 25 ( by midnight on July 16 ) , the release of all troops and the return to the JNA and the police of goods and equipment seized in Slovenia ( by midnight on July 15 ) and the lifting of blockades ( by midnight on July 13 ) . |
| 8 | One of these was for the creation of a new statutory historic buildings committee . |
| 9 | Oh no no no , there was no such , there was there was distemper as it was called , er not like emulsion is today , there was this distemper that was called but er oh no that was that was for the pigsty the distemper was , whitewash . |
| 10 | Yes , that was for the council election . |
| 11 | Maybe that was for the cat , too . |
| 12 | The counselling development worker , Fiona McRae , adds : ‘ When we started there was only one other agency offering counselling that was completely free , and that was for the whole of Edinburgh . |
| 13 | All that was for the future . |
| 14 | But that was for the future . |
| 15 | Perhaps , but that was for the future . |
| 16 | That was for the future . |
| 17 | But that was for the future — you can read about it in one of my journals . ] |
| 18 | The pay was fifteen shillings a day then , and that was for the horse , cart and man . |