Example sentences of "he [was/were] [verb] [pers pn] for [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Before leaving he stood for a moment at the door and let his eyes range round the room as if he were seeing it for the first time . |
| 2 | He gave her a long , slow look as if he was seeing her for the first time . |
| 3 | He said that he believed he had lawful authority to ride the bike because he was repairing it for a friend . |
| 4 | Meanwhile Dave had gone to pick up the boss from Stuttgart Airport as he was joining us for the weekend . |
| 5 | He was raising it for a second hit when Nancy rushed forward and , seizing the piece of wood , threw it into the fire . |