Example sentences of "was [verb] [to-vb] [adv prt] for a " in BNC.
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| 1 | 20–6–1860 It was understood that Mr Sutherland intended to resign from the school at Mulindry and the Moderator was instructed to look out for a successor . |
| 2 | Jill returned in the spring of 1974 and was told to look around for a suitable site . |
| 3 | I was told to look out for a redstart at the next bend , its black face and chestnut tail showing for brief moments as it darted into the open , out and back , fly catching . |
| 4 | The thing that , you see I was going to send off for a pair of gloves cos I ca n't find my thermal , but when I looked on and saw all the bits and bobs of paper that come , there was n't erm , little slip you get with a pound off , for postage and packing , which I 've been getting recently have n't you ? for erm |
| 5 | He was wondering how he was going to slip out for a few hours without alerting his mother . |
| 6 | She was asked to hang on for a moment . |