Example sentences of "were [v-ing] [adv] for a [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | In LONDON dealers were gearing up for a rush of prospective buyers . |
| 2 | These poor chaps were searching desperately for a project which would not be cursed with the ephemeral vulgarity of their usual tasks . |
| 3 | Two friends from the paras — one an ex-member of the Irish Rangers , the other a deserter from the French Foreign Legion — were saving up for a trip to South Africa where they intended to join the South African Army . |
| 4 | They were going out for a west end meal in the evening . |
| 5 | Her son and daughter who cared for her were going abroad for a fortnight 's holiday . |
| 6 | In homes across the States millions of Americans were switching on for an evening 's viewing . |
| 7 | I says I 've already told you about it , she says yeah I know she says but you 're going for some petrol tonight , I just wondered if you were coming up for an hour tonight . |
| 8 | She and Hattie said they were coming around for a cup of tea . |