Example sentences of "[vb past] [adv] for the purpose " in BNC.
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| 1 | Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Description of Use or in any restriction of driving to specified persons in this Policy the indemnity to the Policyholder in connection with any motor car described in the Schedule shall operate while such motor car is in the custody or control of a member of the Motor Trade and used only for the purpose of its overhaul upkeep or repair . |
| 2 | The legal position was not entirely clear : if the extract was short enough , then it was permissible to use it , because an extract from a book used purely for the purpose of comment did not constitute a breach of copyright , but in the present circumstances , when it was used for purely political purposes , I was not so sure . |
| 3 | Parliament has chosen to discharge this function by placing primary responsibility upon a scrutiny committee formed especially for the purpose . |
| 4 | At the sight of white extras , brought specially for the purpose , blacking up their faces to play Ethiopians in a land full of black faces , his indignation was acute . |
| 5 | motor vehicles owned by a body formed primarily for the purpose of fire salvage and used for those or similar purposes |
| 6 | This was held in place by a groove in the bottom of the door jamb which projected slightly for the purpose . |