Example sentences of "[pron] was [v-ing] [pers pn] for the " in BNC.
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| 1 | Since then , I had managed to film them on their wintering grounds in India , but now I was seeing them for the first time at the other end of the journey . |
| 2 | I was doing them for the wrong reasons — out of curiosity or for the money , rather than because I had a passion for doing them . |
| 3 | I did think I was doing it for the best . |
| 4 | I was doing it for the drive anyway . |
| 5 | The boyish expression transformed the hard planes of his face and she stared at him as if she was seeing him for the first time . |
| 6 | The order was for the production of material relating to the purchase by a client , Mrs G , of certain real property , the allegation being that she was a member of the family of another person who was suspected of being a drug trafficker and who was using her for the purpose of laundering the proceeds of such trafficking . |
| 7 | He gave her a long , slow look as if he was seeing her for the first time . |
| 8 | Meanwhile Dave had gone to pick up the boss from Stuttgart Airport as he was joining us for the weekend . |