Example sentences of "[was/were] [verb] [to-vb] [adv] for a " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ = and they were going to stay there for a few weeks until their faces were off the front pages and they could tiptoe away . |
| 2 | On arrival , conference participants were invited to sign up for a workshop of their choice . |
| 3 | There was n't the faintest trace of pity in his face as he saw the defeated posture , just a glimmer of satisfaction that his own plans were starting to go well for a change . |
| 4 | In one task — rhyme monitoring — subjects were asked to listen out for a word which rhymed with a cue word given in advance ( e.g. doubt ) . |
| 5 | In the other task — category monitoring — subjects were asked to listen out for a word belonging to a particular semantic category ( e.g. fish ) . |
| 6 | They were preparing to check in for a flight to Tokyo . |
| 7 | Cars have been popular in the movies since Mack Sennett was wrecking them around 1914 in such shorts as Lizzies of the Field — not funny to some members of early audiences , who were trying to save up for a Ford Model T or ‘ tin Lizzy ’ . |
| 8 | The complexity was intended to last only for a transitional period . |
| 9 | 20–6–1860 It was understood that Mr Sutherland intended to resign from the school at Mulindry and the Moderator was instructed to look out for a successor . |
| 10 | Jill returned in the spring of 1974 and was told to look around for a suitable site . |
| 11 | I was told to look out for a redstart at the next bend , its black face and chestnut tail showing for brief moments as it darted into the open , out and back , fly catching . |
| 12 | The thing that , you see I was going to send off for a pair of gloves cos I ca n't find my thermal , but when I looked on and saw all the bits and bobs of paper that come , there was n't erm , little slip you get with a pound off , for postage and packing , which I 've been getting recently have n't you ? for erm |
| 13 | He was wondering how he was going to slip out for a few hours without alerting his mother . |
| 14 | She was asked to hang on for a moment . |
| 15 | At first he was asked to stand literally for a couple of seconds before being praised and asked to walk on . |