Example sentences of "was [pron] [verb] for [art] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | In desperation she picked up the paper and turned to the TV guide , but there was nothing scheduled for the early-evening spot apart from game shows . |
| 2 | ‘ Nor was I hinting for a guided tour . |
| 3 | Now he has to content himself with the fact that the only replica of a Captain Cook ship he has been involved in was one built for the new shopping centre in Middlesbrough eight years ago . |
| 4 | As she sat facing him , rigidly upright , he saw that her chair was one designed for the disabled with a button in the armrest to raise the seat when she wanted help in rising . |
| 5 | Then she realized she did n't have to pretend to be anyone going anywhere when she already was herself going for a real drive in a car with two dogs beside her and fresh flowers behind . |
| 6 | Alright he was carrying an injury but surely the onus of the team should not rest on a single player — and besides what was he doing for the first 80 minutes on Saturday . |