Example sentences of "[was/were] [verb] [pron] for " in BNC.
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| 31 | They were concerned least the Shah should think that they were rebuking him for comparing him unfavourably with them of steel . |
| 32 | Many people were buying it for silly uses like bonding plastics — there are loads of alternatives for that ’ . |
| 33 | She made it sound as if she were saying it for the first time . |
| 34 | No wonder Mr MacGregor produced his paper and called for full public discussion just as political pundits were tipping him for promotion in a ministerial reshuffle . |
| 35 | The last thing in the world she had thought of becoming was a parson 's wife , and if she were to consider it for any length of time she would refuse through lack of courage . |
| 36 | HE : Anyone would think they were cutting it for coal-heavers ( pause ) or stonebreakers . |
| 37 | Afterwards I felt ashamed that I thought I knew better than they did , especially when they were doing everything for free . |
| 38 | They were doing it for Roberto , he was such a lovable character . |
| 39 | And the fact that they were doing it for a great deal more money , like Havvie Blaine , rather than for supper and a few pence , did n't make it any better . |
| 40 | Strong opposition to such Assemblies was silenced by a very modern excuse — they were doing it for Charity . |
| 41 | If you get paid to do it or you were doing it for money I could appreciate it . |
| 42 | At the start of the year , several firms were steeling themselves for the tough , face-losing decision to pull out of some markets — or out of the securities business altogether . |
| 43 | They had demolished Leeds in such a pyschologically damaging fashion on Saturday at Maine Road that Howard Wilkinson 's side were steeling themselves for disappointment . |
| 44 | The expletive sounded strange to the sergeant on Blanche 's lips , as if she were hearing it for the first time . |
| 45 | The repeated attacks of this last disease were to trouble him for the rest of his life . |
| 46 | In these pre-Cubist paintings of 1907 and 1908 it is as if Picasso were preparing himself for the difficulties involved in creating a new style by taking stock afresh of some of the basic problems inherent in all painting since the invention of illusionistic perspective . |
| 47 | At the top of the stairs , somewhere beyond a short , misty journey , Jeopardy led Lucien into a room where a handful of musicians were preparing themselves for the coming performance . |
| 48 | If I were to ask you for your address , what would you do ? |
| 49 | The Smiths were priming themselves for a spell in the top five . |
| 50 | She stood up and looked round the room as though she were leaving it for the last time . |
| 51 | When they went out to a restaurant together , he would always complain — very loudly so that the proprietor would know who he was and so there would be people around about whom he could fuss were pestering him for his autograph . |
| 52 | All over London the bolts on pub doors were tensing themselves for their daily bid for freedom . |
| 53 | She trusted him , for her own part , without reserve or doubt ; but she was trusting him for those who crossed the river and took the risks . |
| 54 | The boyish expression transformed the hard planes of his face and she stared at him as if she was seeing him for the first time . |
| 55 | Since then , I had managed to film them on their wintering grounds in India , but now I was seeing them for the first time at the other end of the journey . |
| 56 | He gave her a long , slow look as if he was seeing her for the first time . |
| 57 | I could see he was bracing himself for his act . |
| 58 | Meanwhile , the Chancellor was bracing himself for a furious political storm when he unveils his autumn package on Thursday , including a mystery ‘ fiscal package ’ ministers are remaining tight-lipped about . |
| 59 | In the ornate new council chamber , Mayor Murphy was trying to convince the city council that to be a real Edwardian Mayor he ought to wear mayoral robes , as they did in England ; the newly extended hospital was bracing itself for additional accident cases ; and Hank Stych stood in the airport at Calgary waiting for a local plane to take him north to Tollemarche . |
| 60 | The city was bracing itself for a party to beat them all , but the Spaniards decided to re-write the script . |