Example sentences of "[was/were] [verb] [adv] for this " in BNC.
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| 1 | It is impossible to exaggerate the importance that the Danakil attached to this practice , rating as they did a man 's prowess by the number of his kills ; many raids were undertaken principally for this purpose . |
| 2 | New Oxford Street and Victoria Street in central London were built partly for this purpose . |
| 3 | The rats were bred specifically for this study and the parents of experimental animals were fed the appropriate diet for one month before mating . |
| 4 | Fifteen minutes were put aside for this activity and over twenty-five suggestions were recorded , although some were overlapping . |
| 5 | In some cases , organisationally distinct units were created especially for this purpose . |
| 6 | Some were sent especially for this purpose but they were also an important means of communication and often the back of the postcard is as interesting as the front . |
| 7 | Even the mirror on the back wall was designed specifically for this room . |
| 8 | Vaccines were kept in a cold room in Abidjan , and limited supplies were kept at the clinic in a refrigerator that was used exclusively for this study . |
| 9 | The Highlands Congested Districts Board was set up for this purpose in 1897 , but it was able to achieve very little . |
| 10 | The aim is to provide the kind of understanding necessary for improved policy analysis in the future and £100,000 a year was set aside for this programme . |