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Example sentences of "when [pers pn] [be] [v-ing] for [noun] " in BNC.

No	Sentence
1	I met Dr Johannsen , the senior therapist at the local hospital , when I was hunting for wood on the beach at Cator .
2	When I was looking for data to check out these observations , I found plenty of examples — and where ?
3	Once when I was leaving for Europe , he came to see me off at the airport , bringing a parting gift .
4	Yes , I did open the door for somebody when I was leaving for work .
5	I have quite a few contacts — people who knew me when I was designing for Carnega — and they have been very encouraging .
6	Was n't too easy for me , when I was standing for election .
7	I do n't believe you can ignore five million , when you 're looking for reasons .
8	When you 're waiting for parole you go all funny — it 's like having a baby all over again .
9	Erm , certainly when you 're , you 're very young , I mean that when you 're driving for attention .
10	When you are looking for insurance cover or considering the renewal of an existing policy the first thing you should consider is who to insure through .
11	If you understand how the books are arranged you will find it much easier when you are looking for books .
12	forms and are particularly useful when you are applying for jobs ‘ on spec. ’ as you can get all the relevant information on one neat form which looks efficient and will not overwhelm the recipient .
13	Although astrology takes up most of her time — when she is filming for breakfast television she is picked up at 5am — she likes cooking and reading .
14	We 've now started to make forays into America when we 're looking for guests .
15	it is what I 've always thought for a long time that somebody like Brian if he 's not if he 's not showing at our fish at our show , even as an A class judge , I , I fail to see why he ca n't judge at our show it 's , he goes to Skelm and , and judges there and our fish will be there or strange really when we 're struggling for judges that , that we do n't do these things .
16	One day I had one of the prototype JS1s ; it was an ash body and that did n't work out too well when we were looking for woods .
17	beginning to go , when they 're looking for members it was important to get er high involvement in this .
18	Ways must be found to provide women with additional pension protection for the years of domestic responsibility when they are caring for children , handicapped or elderly relatives .
19	They tell y' stories about the past , y' know , the war , or when they were fightin' for food an' clothin' an houses .
20	Referring to a comrade of her son 's , she wrote : ‘ This boy and mine were together all through the African war and only separated when they were preparing for France .
21	It uses them to turn over stones when it is looking for food .
22	H h he wo n't when he 's working for Terry .
23	I mean and and he he feels that er pressure groups like ourselves are very positive because it gives him a bit of weight when he 's arguing for things .
24	‘ Look there 's Hoddle — he 's good when he 's playing for Tottenham but look at him now . ’
25	Although he is a great talent , and ( when he 's playing for France ) a pleasure to watch , I still hate him .
26	Thus there were complaints about Jonathan Davies ‘ not trying ’ when he was playing for Llanelli ( and previously for Neath ) as he tried when he was playing for Wales .
27	Gazza 's pain came after he got to grips with the Jones boy when he was playing for Newcastle against Wimbledon .
28	Thus there were complaints about Jonathan Davies ‘ not trying ’ when he was playing for Llanelli ( and previously for Neath ) as he tried when he was playing for Wales .
29	This comes out well in The Short Guide to Electioneering , a pamphlet Quintus Cicero wrote for his brother , the Cicero , when he was standing for consul in 63 BC .
30	When he was researching for Madame Bovary , Flaubert spent a whole afternoon examining the countryside through pieces of coloured glass .