Example sentences of "she was [adv] [v-ing] for [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Sitting on the veranda herself a short while later as she worked on a lacy white shawl she was secretly knitting for the baby , Belinda murmured aloud , ‘ I hope Tom comes today . |
| 2 | Maybe she was just waiting for a chance to go abroad and wanted to be ready to leave at any time . |
| 3 | She was also looking for a house called Les Hiboux . |
| 4 | It was impossible she should be unaware of the treat she was thus providing for the soldiery , many of whom expressed their appreciation in appropriately ribald terms . |
| 5 | ‘ She was only waiting for the kids to grow up and then she said she 'd leave me . |
| 6 | She was still searching for the " satisfying things in life " ; somewhere she could find herself . |
| 7 | She was still searching for the right words to describe how she felt when he suddenly got up and went to meet more guests , and she did n't see him for a long time . |
| 8 | While she was still floundering for a reply , Jennifer leaned forward and touched her arm . |
| 9 | During that first week she went out with Nahum in the trap he used for visiting in the parish , and she was continually looking for a young woman with white hair and a baby . |
| 10 | Jamila said nothing and Helen was eager to talk about Charlie , a subject on which she was obviously preparing for an advanced degree . |
| 11 | In order not to disappoint anyone , Celia would explain in her reply that although she was pregnant , she was really looking for an older nanny . |