Example sentences of "[subord] [conj] [pron] was [v-ing] for " in BNC.
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| 1 | So if if nobody was looking for it or if they were n't used to the machines , examining the machines , they would n't know it was there . |
| 2 | His hair was trailing behind him like a veil and Mike , the bass , observed that he looked as though he was trawling for mackerel ; and as he turned , Colin , the drummer , said : ‘ Bugger me ! |
| 3 | Without saying anything further , he shifted his enormous shoulders more comfortably against the door-frame as though settled for the rest of the day , and moved his eyes to her mouth almost as though he was waiting for her to speak again , she thought , feeling thoroughly disgruntled . |
| 4 | So he turned round the second he did , and made it look as though he was waiting for the woman he 'd just tried to kill — when they were walking along together … |
| 5 | Almost as though he was posing for a fresh picture to be taken . |