Example sentences of "were [verb] it for [art] [adj] " 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 If you were seeing it for the first time , what impressions would you receive ?
3 That being so , it is also likely that they were building it for the same military purpose .
4 She made it sound as if she were saying it for the first time .
5 And the fact that they were doing it for a great deal more money , like Havvie Blaine , rather than for supper and a few pence , did n't make it any better .
6 The expletive sounded strange to the sergeant on Blanche 's lips , as if she were hearing it for the first time .
7 She stood up and looked round the room as though she were leaving it for the last time .
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