Example sentences of "that [pron] were [vb pp] for " in BNC.
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| 1 | Dig out the 10,000 piece jigsaw of The Sky At Night that you were given for Christmas 10 years ago . |
| 2 | But you would have to be awfully sure that you were destined for the gallows to put to sea in a small boat during a storm . |
| 3 | Photographer Sandra Lousada , who produces lots of our favourite pictures , took so many gorgeous shots that we were spoilt for choice . |
| 4 | We must move from the idea that the animals were given to us and made for us , to the idea that we were made for creation , to serve it and ensure its continuance . |
| 5 | We never had much to eat in ordinary times , but we had less now and us kids were really glad of the extra slice of bread and jam that we were given for our school breakfast . |
| 6 | He suggests that they were worn for display only , rather than as a dress-fastening , being heavily abraded from contact with coarse outer clothing . |
| 7 | The so-called ‘ Palace Style ’ amphoras were at first made and used only at Knossos itself , which strongly suggests that they were made for the use of the ruling elite . |
| 8 | of all entries each month to ensure that they were made for legitimate purposes . |
| 9 | Tony and Ian Greig , in turn , soon served notice that they were headed for higher arenas . |
| 10 | It was an exceptionally youthful group , five of them were only fourteen , and the fact that they were booked for , of all places , the highly sophisticated Folies-Bergère made the ‘ extraordinary ’ very apt . |
| 11 | Only three of Armenia 's fleet of seven helicopters remained , the rest having been shot down by Azerbaijani forces claiming that they were used for military purposes . |
| 12 | The fact that they were considered for the Swedish national side in 1965 cut no ice with discerning Athletico fans . |
| 13 | From the moment that they were introduced it was plain that they were meant for one another . |
| 14 | The government has also failed in its responsibility for the Health and Sa Safety Executive by restricting year after year adequate resources for them to carry out the function that they were designed for . |