Sentence examples for were chopped up for from inspiring English sources

But during the crisis, they were chopped up for firewood".

Ultimately, the company making the rigs filed for bankruptcy and the rigs were chopped up for scrap, leaving creditors, including the government, in the lurch.

For example, grand Upper West Side apartments from a century ago were chopped up to provide more units for smaller families that no longer employed live-in servants.

Mr. Carter, who holds a bachelor's in physics and medieval history from Yale University and a doctorate in theoretical physics from Oxford University, tells of his most recent visit to Afghanistan, where he watched as MRAPs destined for disposal were chopped up.

At its worst, the Project America hull could be chopped up for scrap.

In Costa Rica one sees many acres of jungle being chopped up for condos and one wonders: How "green" is the scene?

Just as PBS viewers see a slightly different version of "Downton" from those in Britain, after the producers make minor tweaks to accommodate the "Masterpiece" time slot, global audiences often see episodes that have been chopped up and reassembled for broadcasters who, for example, want to split the season into six episodes instead of the nine that run in Britain.

(Leinster House hotel is a white stucco building, which once had a ballroom where the Queen is said to have attended a debutantes' coming-out dance; the building has been chopped up into around 90 rooms for the borough's homeless).

But things changed with the decline of the single-family dwelling, as the people who could afford private houses migrated to the East Side, and the houses were chopped up, with unhappy results for interior details.

There they are chopped up into tiny pieces and sold for about 25 cents a pound.

Liquidity was chopped up.