Example sentences of "he [was/were] [verb] [pron] for [pron] " in BNC.
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| 1 | There is a certain grudging margin , to be sure , about all that Mr Eliot writes — as if he were compensating himself for his limitations by a peevish assumption of superiority . |
| 2 | Although he believed thoroughly in the ability of these products to fill out the tiny character lines around the eyes and mouth , and to smooth his neck , he did not want to admit he was buying them for himself . |
| 3 | Francis Carco , who was a friend who had bought Modigliani 's work before the crowd , also bought Modigliani 's paintings , but he was given them for what he himself described as a ridiculously cheap price . |
| 4 | I could see he was bracing himself for his act . |
| 5 | Instinct told her that he was planning something for her and it might not be to her liking . |
| 6 | He was probing himself for me . |
| 7 | But he was doing it for his little girl , his Karen , and for her mother , his wife Ruthie . |
| 8 | I mean I w when I was dropping dead with exhaustion one evening I said to him look Tony , the there 's I 've cooked a chicken , there 's a big chicken cooling on the table and there there were red sauce , potatoes , gravy , I said , stick the lot on a plate a micro and , you know , film it over , microwave it oh well I sha n't bother to eat anything now of course he was paying me for his food |
| 9 | Privately , Robbie considered he was over-reacting , that he was blaming her for his own inability to work today . |