Example sentences of "i was [adv] [verb] [pers pn] for " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ Hello Michael , I was n't expecting you for another twenty minutes . ’ |
| 2 | ‘ I was n't expecting you for another hour or so . |
| 3 | er my Lord it was n't , I was n't raising it for the purpose of your Lordship mentioned , er namely er er about er contingency fund , though indeed will be entitled to that , I raised a question of the minute , the board minute , to do with the concerned with Mr rest of the meeting about the placement |
| 4 | At A level , I toyed with the idea of doing physics , maths and English , and if I was just doing it for pure enjoyment I would have done it at that stage . |
| 5 | I was just keeping it for wee Jonathan . |
| 6 | I got to admit I did n't pop over just to offer yer some neighbourly 'elp , it was on me mind while I was there to touch you for the loan of a bob . |
| 7 | I realised that I was still blaming you for what Cherith did to me . |
| 8 | I was only doing it for the money . ’ |
| 9 | ‘ Ah , but that was when I was only pumping you for information , not giving it to you . |