Example sentences of "[was/were] [adv] designed for [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | They are wooden galleries beneath extended eaves in seventeenth- and eighteenth-century farmhouses , and were probably designed for storage purposes originally , but were undoubtedly used in summer by the womenfolk in their cottage industry of spinning the wool of the local Herdwick sheep with spinning wheel and distaff . |
| 2 | However , alphabets were often designed for use among hearing people ( Dalgarno , 1661 ) as a sort of linguistic exercise to show speech was not the only communicative agent . |
| 3 | These programmes were originally designed for release on JVC 's video-disc system , VHD . |
| 4 | And some garments were definitely designed for use in pre-central heating days . |
| 5 | The clubs are fitted with the exclusive 45″ lightweight Carbolite graphite shaft which was especially designed for use with this oversized metal head . |
| 6 | The system was carefully designed for confidentiality , and everyone has a separate ID for the survey . |
| 7 | The pedestrianised shopping area in the town centre was originally designed for foot traffic only , with a system of one-way bicycle paths taking cyclists away from this area . |
| 8 | Most of the financial systems now targeted at the Unix market have grown out of software that was originally designed for use on PCs , or ported across from older mainframe systems and out of date mid-range platforms . |
| 9 | It 's based on the two fingered symbol of peace , and although it was originally designed for lead guitars I eventually scaled it up to use on my basses ; it 's one of the features that makes them instantly recognisable . ’ |