Example sentences of "[subord] [indef pn] [be] [v-ing] for [pron] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ It 's as if everyone is waiting for something , is n't it ? ’ |
| 2 | His voice sounded odd to him , as if someone were speaking for him . |
| 3 | In every prima facae case there are always anomalies if somebody is looking for them . ’ |
| 4 | 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 . |
| 5 | Strolling rather than walking he reached the point where the footpath to Trebyan left the road ; it was by no means obvious unless one was looking for it : a ditch , a screen of willows , and a stile all but covered with ivy . |