Example sentences of "if [pers pn] were [v-ing] for [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Terry er sorry Roger if , if I were interviewing for posts , I would appoint , and you know full well I would , the people that I thought were best for that job . |
| 2 | Lilac gloves , half-boots made of kid — she looked , as she sat rather apprehensively in the country inn parlour , as if she were waiting for Mr Gainsborough . |
| 3 | It was , without question , the coldest morning of the on-coming winter ; bracing if you were heading for home or office , but verging on bitter if your bedroom was an alley or a doorway . |
| 4 | I watched you make off along the cliff path , as if you were making for Otters ' Bay . |
| 5 | The truth is , if we were looking for people to blame for the fact that the once-great club are now Division Three favourites , referee Brian Coddington would come a long way down the list . |
| 6 | Squeezed like despondent sardines , they looked as if they were huddling for warmth . |
| 7 | A waiter came up and after one close look at them asked if they were waiting for Count Felipe de Santis . |