Example sentences of "if they were [v-ing] for [pron] " in BNC.
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| 1 | 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 . |
| 2 | If they were looking for something they knew where it was . |
| 3 | But if they were looking for something , and it 's that important to them , then it 's possible . ’ |
| 4 | ‘ They 'd be on foot if they were looking for you , I think , but perhaps ‘ t would be safer to get behind the counter . |
| 5 | It looked as if they were waiting for somebody , could it be me ? |