Example sentences of "was [adv] [v-ing] for [pron] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Lindsey was already reaching for her pad . |
| 2 | He was already reaching for his phone , jabbing an extension number . |
| 3 | Reveals Jon : ‘ I was just paying for my shopping when the gun battle started . |
| 4 | Nine-year-old fights for life A NINE-YEAR-OLD girl was yesterday fighting for her life after being knocked unconscious in a road smash . |
| 5 | She saw the shadowy movement out of the corner of her eye and she was still reaching for her Beretta when she was struck heavily on the shoulder , knocking the Geiger-Muller counter from her hand . |
| 6 | Now she tidied herself up , arranged her shawl on her forehead , and soothed the baby , who was still nuzzling for her breast . |
| 7 | Meanwhile , a cyclist was still fighting for his life yesterday after crashing in the Yorkshire Dales . |
| 8 | A CYCLIST was still fighting for his life yesterday after crashing in the Yorkshire Dales . |
| 9 | Poor Leopold at home was clearly pining for his son : in a touching letter he confessed that he felt sad at times , being unable to hear Wolfgang playing the piano and violin , and each time he approached his home he half expected to hear the familiar sound of his son 's fiddle . |
| 10 | Lt Ferris was now fighting for his life in an aircraft totally out of control and descending fast . |
| 11 | He said Bexton was now working for his brother-in-law . |