Example sentences of "when [pers pn] [be] [v-ing] for [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I met Dr Johannsen , the senior therapist at the local hospital , when I was hunting for wood on the beach at Cator . |
| 2 | Yes , I did open the door for somebody when I was leaving for work . |
| 3 | Was n't too easy for me , when I was standing for election . |
| 4 | When you 're waiting for parole you go all funny — it 's like having a baby all over again . |
| 5 | Erm , certainly when you 're , you 're very young , I mean that when you 're driving for attention . |
| 6 | When you are looking for insurance cover or considering the renewal of an existing policy the first thing you should consider is who to insure through . |
| 7 | Although astrology takes up most of her time — when she is filming for breakfast television she is picked up at 5am — she likes cooking and reading . |
| 8 | They tell y' stories about the past , y' know , the war , or when they were fightin' for food an' clothin' an houses . |
| 9 | It uses them to turn over stones when it is looking for food . |
| 10 | This comes out well in The Short Guide to Electioneering , a pamphlet Quintus Cicero wrote for his brother , the Cicero , when he was standing for consul in 63 BC . |