Example sentences of "but it [was/were] [verb] for " in BNC.
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| 1 | Its wool was not as fine as that of Merinos from Spain , or the southern hemisphere , but it was noted for its hardiness and foraging ability . |
| 2 | Leeds also had the ball in the net with the last kick of the first half but it was disallowed for no apparent reason . |
| 3 | Poland was condemned because it was not a proper nation-state , but it was condemned for its efforts to become one . |
| 4 | But it was criticised for not making a formal reference to the link between the review and accounts and to the availability of the audited accounts . |
| 5 | But it was criticised for failing to provide a contents index , and its pictures were said to lack consistency and style . |
| 6 | This Charnwood Forest granite is so hard that there was no known way of dressing it well enough for building purposes until the nineteenth century , but it was used for millstones and supplied road metal and kerbstones to London and other parts of England . |
| 7 | Its overall width is greater than the needs of the twentieth century but it was designed for moving herds of animals , not for the motor car . |
| 8 | ah yes but it was waiting for him to see you |