Example sentences of "[was/were] [vb pp] for that [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | A few days before a new election was due to take place , at the beginning of March , a mysterious fire destroyed the Reichstag and the Communists were blamed for that outrage . |
| 2 | Reacting to Ms Ashworth 's claim , BT said it would be appalled if those machines were used for that purpose . |
| 3 | Since these machines were for export , they were adapted for that market and so are unique . |
| 4 | If there were too many missing responses no score was given for that student . |
| 5 | Yeah , they should n't , they should n't cos his music was made for that time . |
| 6 | I recall my own final visit to the farm where he was allowed down for an hour and where the flame was rekindled for that period sufficiently for us to forget his illness and think only that the old Nye had been restored . |
| 7 | The play was abandoned for that night and the audience sent home . |
| 8 | You conducted Elektra again in Salzburg in 1964 — I remember Szell , who also knew Strauss , giving you and your cast long and heartfelt applause at the end of the performance — and a Salome was announced for that time , too , which did n't in fact come about for a number of years . |
| 9 | From 1689 a new form of service was established for that day , thanking God for discovering " the snares of death that were laid for us " in 1605 , " and likewise upon this day " for bringing King William " safely into this Kingdom , to preserve us from the late attempts of our enemies to bereave us of our religion and laws " . |
| 10 | He was paid for that seal and for his unrivalled knowledge . |
| 11 | Why do you think each personality was chosen for that product ? |