Example sentences of "if [pers pn] were [v-ing] for [pron] " in BNC.
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| 1 | But at the sight of Bob 's expression she got up , blushing again , and walked about the room as if she were looking for something . |
| 2 | But there was more than that — it was almost as if she were looking for something . |
| 3 | He handed her the file , watching her flick through it quickly , again as if she were looking for something specific . |
| 4 | She twisted in the seat to peer at every building , her eyes seeking the upper windows above shops rather than the goods on display , as if she were looking for someone . |
| 5 | Lee felt as if she were fighting for her life . |
| 6 | Well , er , if you did , then if you were looking for something , you could n't find where it was , you know , you 'd have to delve in , and you take ages to find whatever you 're looking for . |
| 7 | As for happy hours , I 'd say that 50% of pubs in Leeds have a happy hour at least once a day so if you were looking for something to celebrate each and every day then this might come up ( along with the anniversary of the death of the guy who drove the stephenson steam train on it 's maiden journey , and the all too sad occasion of the 7th anniversary of the cat that lived 4 doors down that was callously knocked over by the no. 40 bus ) |
| 8 | I mean you know if if you were complaining about something or if you were asking for something you 'd be asking for it because you knew what you wanted only as you said it 's all about being clear about what you want |
| 9 | If you were paying for it I could n't stop you now you 're sixteen |
| 10 | We were in a sort of back room , and at one point we gave a particularly loud whoop at a particularly long word and a waiter looked in to see if we were calling for anything and then went away . |
| 11 | When at 10.45am we had resigned ourselves to a day of swimming and sunbathing a farmer pulled up and asked , in German , if we were waiting for him . |
| 12 | If they were watching for her , they would n't expect her to travel on the night boat from Liverpool , with a rough sea battering at the B & I ship , while the drunks and the seasick threw up in the smelly lounges . |
| 13 | If they were looking for something they knew where it was . |
| 14 | But if they were looking for something , and it 's that important to them , then it 's possible . ’ |
| 15 | ‘ They 'd be on foot if they were looking for you , I think , but perhaps ‘ t would be safer to get behind the counter . |
| 16 | It looked as if they were waiting for somebody , could it be me ? |
| 17 | She kept waiting for him to do something , but he hesitated , as if he were waiting for her . |
| 18 | As she had come round the corner of the house from putting her bicycle in the old stable block , Inspector Blakelock had been standing at the front door almost as if he were waiting for her . |
| 19 | His arm waggled , as if he were groping for something , and then his hand appeared as softly and suddenly as it had vanished : holding the fifth ball . |