Example sentences of "[subord] [pron] [noun] was [v-ing] for " in BNC.
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| 1 | Rather a lot of everything in tins , that 's why do n't know if my Mum was waiting for the invite today only I hope she 's I was n't bothered Oh that 's nice . |
| 2 | Although she had occasionally missed a meal before and never heard it protest , it was as if her stomach was asking for food . |
| 3 | It was a late abortion it did n't work straight away , it m probably the baby died but it did n't come away from her you see and er , it was a shame , but she oh she was called a very bad woman you know because her husband was fighting for his country and and er you know . |
| 4 | But while my heart was aching for Estella , I had no idea that I would soon be hit by a disaster which would completely destroy my hopes and dreams . |
| 5 | She revealed that she first learnt of the threatened closure while her daughter was fighting for life . |
| 6 | Some of her happiest hours were passed in making these costumes and she found that time flew by — it seemed she had barely started before her mother was calling for her to have her bath and go to bed . |