Example sentences of "[noun sg] i [vb past] be [v-ing] for " in BNC.
Next page| No | Sentence |
|---|---|
| 1 | I decided to go back to the village , to thank him for all his help , and to carry out a plan I had been considering for some time . |
| 2 | The moment I 'd been waiting for so long had arrived . |
| 3 | Meanwhile I continued the strategy I had been following for the previous two terms : feigning compliance with the authorities and responding co-operatively to their apparent concern , while continuing to eat minimally and to purge in secret . |
| 4 | It so happened that the firm I had been working for ( manufacturers of rubber-coats , ground-sheets , etc. ) had closed down the Glasgow Office and factory , and I was without work . |
| 5 | I also had a look at the fact that Toby might well be — or have been — the man I 'd been waiting for , though God knows I 'd never have recognized him in a million years if we had n't happened , entirely by accident , to stumble into each other 's arms . |
| 6 | So , off he went and came back one day saying that he thought he had the song I 'd been looking for . |
| 7 | That is the very thing I had been wishing for — someone to recommend me . |