Example sentences of "[was/were] [vb pp] [adv] for [det] " 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 | As blood lipid concentrations change with age and sex , the values were analysed separately for each sex . |
| 8 | Responses to the single item ‘ factual ’ questions in the first part of the questionnaire were analysed firstly for all teachers combined . |
| 9 | They were to act as trainers for bomber gunners and were armoured accordingly for these manned targets were to be shot at — with frangible bullets ! |
| 10 | Even the mirror on the back wall was designed specifically for this room . |
| 11 | Volume was measured separately for each outstanding futures contract by the number of contracts traded during the day . |
| 12 | Glass was used exclusively for many years and the lenses were normally ground individually . |
| 13 | 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 . |
| 14 | Fine creases where the colour had flaked off the shoes were painted in with a rich reunite of permanent rose and white , whilst permanent rose was used alone for some minor details like the punchmarks on the orange strap loops and the stitching around the edges of the straps themselves . |
| 15 | Sister Murphy was needed again for some cases of enteritis . |
| 16 | was called away for half an hour . |
| 17 | Land was set aside for another ranch , and this was promptly invaded by vast herds of plains game when rain finally fell and grass grew . |
| 18 | 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 . |
| 19 | Gresley was involved actively for many years with the International Railway Congress Association as a member of its permanent commission and gave a comprehensive report on improvements in steam locomotives at the Madrid Congress in 1930 . |
| 20 | This was then used as input to the overlap program that was run separately for each of the 15 documents and for each of the 3 dictionaries . |
| 21 | The apocalyptic stock-taking was put aside for some future anniversary or crisis . |
| 22 | ‘ We 'll try again next — ’ Then he broke off , made a tiny adjustment of the device , and suddenly there it was — a rapid , fluttering little beat that was lost again for several seconds as Faye tensed and moved . |