Example sentences of "[pers pn] was [verb] [pron] 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 | She was to keep it for the next three and a half years . |
| 7 | Owen knew from the title that this was a member of the Egyptian Royal Family but which of the Khedive 's numerous progeny it was escaped him for the moment . |
| 8 | He gave her a long , slow look as if he was seeing her for the first time . |
| 9 | She was left thinking how hard he was driving himself for the sake of his adoptive family . |
| 10 | Meanwhile Dave had gone to pick up the boss from Stuttgart Airport as he was joining us for the weekend . |
| 11 | The German Commandant had dreamt of a mute Jewish whore and when he was issued one for the duration his cup overflowed . |