Example sentences of "you were [v-ing] for a [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | So you were looking for a psycho . |
| 2 | If you were thinking of herbaceous plants , good ones to try are Iris unguicularis and Helleborus niger , if you were looking for a shrub , I would suggest Chimonanthus praecox , or winter sweet ; Lonicera fragrantissima , one of the hammelis , perhaps H. mollis , H. intermedia or H. japonica , or Viburnum x bodnantense . |
| 3 | After all , you were looking for a language — Marcus , what is it ? ’ |
| 4 | It 's just possible that when the two of you were hunting for a means of rescuing the marchioness she could have pulled herself out and reached firm ground . " |
| 5 | If you were going for a MacDonalds how long do you think it would take ? |
| 6 | ‘ You mean you could n't just say you were going for a walk ? ’ |
| 7 | ‘ We are told that you were chatting to him , amongst others , while you were waiting for a cab . ’ |