Example sentences of "[was/were] [v-ing] [indef pn] for " in BNC.
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| 1 | Indeed , a recurrent theme among these women was that they felt they had no right to benefit , that they were getting something for nothing , in marked contrast to a wage . |
| 2 | Afterwards I felt ashamed that I thought I knew better than they did , especially when they were doing everything for free . |
| 3 | The mother was knitting something for seamen from coloured string . |
| 4 | She had had no experience of domestic affairs , but she managed well enough , and had the satisfaction of knowing that she was doing something for Susan , after all . |
| 5 | For the first time in her life she was doing something for herself ; doing it without help from anyone , and what was more , she was getting it right . |
| 6 | My family was very very supportive my mum was very happy that I was doing something for myself later on in my life it will help me very much and my husband was very very good . |
| 7 | She longed for some proper clothes too — having to wear one of his large baggy T-shirts was doing nothing for her self-image . |
| 8 | This lotus-eating life was doing nothing for her . |
| 9 | Except , that , except that of course I was doing everything for everybody . |
| 10 | ‘ I always fancied my chances of playing against Dublin and so it worked out , but I was taking nothing for granted . |
| 11 | Predictably Labour 's Alan Milburn was pleased with The Northern ‘ s poll result although he stressed no one was taking anything for granted and the relentless effort would not ease between now and polling on Thursday . |
| 12 | A man was preparing something for supper at a table . |
| 13 | Instinct told her that he was planning something for her and it might not be to her liking . |