Example sentences of "i [was/were] [verb] [verb] [adv prt] for " in BNC.
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| 1 | Just when I was intending to go out for my tuna sandwich , there arrived what I believe they call the full panoply of the Law , in the shape of an Inspector called Bush , and his Sergeant . |
| 2 | Or , from the Viz diary of a made-up Hollywood stunt man : ‘ I was asked to stand in for Mel Gibson in Lethal Weapon II , but I turned it down 'cos Patsy Kensit 's got tits like fried eggs . ’ |
| 3 | I was told to sit down for about five hours in a hall , to wait for them to call my name out , to go to see the doctor . |
| 4 | I was told to look out for a redstart at the next bend , its black face and chestnut tail showing for brief moments as it darted into the open , out and back , fly catching . |
| 5 | The archer had to be someone who knew I was going to go back for Gareth 's camera . |
| 6 | Well I was going to go out for Jim 's |
| 7 | Ron finally became angry and wrote me a letter asking when I was going to turn up for training . |
| 8 | I have a four foot tank which I was going to set up for Malawis , however , with the above in mind , what would you consider the best course of action : |
| 9 | The thing that , you see I was going to send off for a pair of gloves cos I ca n't find my thermal , but when I looked on and saw all the bits and bobs of paper that come , there was n't erm , little slip you get with a pound off , for postage and packing , which I 've been getting recently have n't you ? for erm |