Example sentences of "[was/were] [verb] for work " in BNC.
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| 1 | The testers presented themselves at factory gates , the minority one first and the other about half an hour later , and said they were looking for work . |
| 2 | Five were looking for work . |
| 3 | 34 per cent of SERC funded students were looking for work at the end of their courses ; |
| 4 | As Table 4.6 shows , 32 per cent of male SERC students were looking for work at the end of their courses : 47 per cent of the women were in this position . |
| 5 | Overall , 32 per cent were looking for work . |
| 6 | High proportions of both specialist and conversion students were looking for work . |
| 7 | 19 per cent were looking for work ; |
| 8 | Very often special clothes were needed for work - gumboots and waterproofs for those working on the land , aprons and overalls for those in catering . |
| 9 | In the 1840s , 1850s and 1860s these colleges were invariably church foundations in which would-be teachers were trained for work in church schools . |
| 10 | Reassuringly familiar , homely figures like Gareth Holmroyd and Pat Selig were arriving for work , pacing out the well-worn diagonal trail across the court from the end of Hand and Ball Passage to the main door of the office . |
| 11 | Her fellow students at the Institute of Education in Mallen Street were preparing for work in many different parts of the world ; Africa , India , Cyprus . |
| 12 | Solicitor David Gamble was arriving for work when the first bomb exploded . |
| 13 | Yes , I did open the door for somebody when I was leaving for work . |
| 14 | Previously , where planning permission was required for work to a listed building , the application was treated as being simultaneously an application for listed building consent , unless the works involved demolition of part or the whole , in which case a separate application was needed . |