Example sentences of "[been] [verb] for the purpose " in BNC.
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| 1 | An expatriate Iranian satirist , Hadi Khorsandi , later claimed in fun to have had the ear of Rafsanjani , who told him that his discussions with McFarlane ‘ were meant only for him to practise the English language … all the contacts he had had with Americans over the past year had been made for the purpose of learning irregular verbs . ’ |
| 2 | Notes : Adjustments to the figures have been made for the purpose of comparison where appropriate . |
| 3 | Garter snakes could almost have been made for the purpose , being undemanding in their housing and dietary requirements , harmless and relatively simple to breed in captivity … certainly less problematic than any lizard . |
| 4 | It was held both by Avory J. and the Court of Appeal that the payment in terms of the unlawful condition was not voluntary having been made for the purpose of obtaining the licence and could therefore be recovered as in Morgan v. Palmer , 2 B. & C. 729 . |
| 5 | The child claimed that a maths lesson had been interrupted for the purpose . |
| 6 | Section 40(1) allows the Bank of England 's officers to enter the premises of a person on whom a section 39 notice has been served for the purpose of obtaining the information or documents required , with no protection of reasonable excuse accorded to the person on whom the notice was served ; indeed any obstruction will , under subsection ( 3 ) , expose that person to the risk of prosecution . |
| 7 | The Labour party had been created for the purpose of ensuring working-class representation in Parliament , and from 1906 onward class became a significant influence in voting behavior . |
| 8 | ( The reformulations have been italicised for the purpose of the present discussion ) . |
| 9 | Various psychological tests have been devised for the purpose of diagnosing the presence or absence of logical ability but agreement on the relevant criteria has been difficult to reach . |
| 10 | They are defined in s.12(c) as listed securities or securities in respect of which , not more than six months prior to the breach in question , information indicating the prices at which persons have dealt or were willing to deal in those securities has been published for the purpose of facilitating deals in those securities . |