Example sentences of "was [adv] [v-ing] [adv] for [art] " in BNC.
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1 | She was only joining in for the sake of the others because Murder in the Dark is more fun with five than with four . |
2 | ‘ She said she was just popping out for a minute , ’ she replied . |
3 | So erm I was feeling a bit edgy about this when we were in the pub after the concert cos I thought maybe he 's reading things into it and I , you know , I was just going along for the music . |
4 | He said I was just covering up for the fact that I had n't the faintest idea of what was wrong . ’ |
5 | He tried to say this in a way that suggested that he was always ringing up for a natter about arsenic and thallium , that there was nothing odd about his request . |
6 | ‘ Sorry , no , ’ Ellie said dismissively , and if Phena thought she was also coming in for a chat she was mistaken . |
7 | He was also crying out for an efficient office . |
8 | The wolf had cornered his prey and was now moving in for the kill . |
9 | Various other tales account for the origin of the fairy godmother — one has it that , like the Italian witch Befana , a fairy godmother was actually looking endlessly for the Christ Child . |
10 | When first envisaged , then , the lectures were not seen as the core of a forthcoming book , even though ( with their Wagnerian connection ) they bore on his current preoccupation — and even though he was currently casting around for a subject for a book . |