Example sentences of "[was/were] [verb] [adv] for [adj] purpose " 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 | In some cases , organisationally distinct units were created especially for this purpose . |
| 4 | 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 . |
| 5 | The Highlands Congested Districts Board was set up for this purpose in 1897 , but it was able to achieve very little . |