Example sentences of "[noun] was [v-ing] [pron] for [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Meanwhile , the Chancellor was bracing himself for a furious political storm when he unveils his autumn package on Thursday , including a mystery ‘ fiscal package ’ ministers are remaining tight-lipped about . |
| 2 | The woman was taking him for a ride , working on him to get what she wanted , and that included Lissa 's destruction . |
| 3 | The old man was begging him for a dime to buy a cup of coffee . |
| 4 | The city was bracing itself for a party to beat them all , but the Spaniards decided to re-write the script . |
| 5 | Mrs Verity 's expenditure turned out to be far more than she guessed and their decisions were also affected because the bank was overcharging them for a time . |
| 6 | I mean you could say in this situation the stag was doing it for the benefit of the species but er you do n't need to er you do n't need to take that point of view . |
| 7 | Samuel Pipkin was tensing himself for the coming life and death struggle this evening , when the vital decision would be made by the Prince of Wales , and Mr Thackeray would be avenged . |