Example sentences of "[pron] [pron] were [verb] for " in BNC.
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| 1 | Now what that means is that you 've admitted the offence which you were arrested for which is er |
| 2 | A contact in Spain has managed to acquire a scarce publication which we were looking for , and has given the Library a copy . |
| 3 | On this occasion , some of their bags were contained in the white diplomatic bag belonging to the Foreign Office , which they were using for convenience to contain their consignment — — and , as I have explained to the House , that was the commencement of the error in question which , of course , we very much regret . |
| 4 | For example , it included costs which ought more properly to have been included in their bill relating to the divorce proceedings , in which they were acting for the father . |
| 5 | Precisely what they would do to justify their share of the precious filtered air in the bunker is unclear , although only marginally less so than the process by which they were chosen for the job in the first place . |
| 6 | Documents served by post are deemed to be served on the second business day after posting ; those delivered via a document exchange on the second business day after the day on which they were left for collection . |
| 7 | It appeared , on examining the offences involved , that Blacks had more ‘ indictable only ’ offences , and also more ‘ triable-either-way ’ offences for which they were committed for trial . |
| 8 | Do not grieve the Holy Spirit with whom you were sealed for the day of redemption . |
| 9 | I told them you were made for the part . ’ |
| 10 | I know you you were telling me you you were applying for erm to get meals on wheels , but you ha that has n't come through yet . |
| 11 | He made sure we appreciated who we were playing for — our country and our fans . |
| 12 | ‘ She 'll have told you we were coming for the boat . |
| 13 | I never learned who they were looking for . |
| 14 | It wants to know who planted the bomb , who they were acting for and why Flight 103 was chosen . |
| 15 | There 's the one I were looking for . |
| 16 | ‘ She 's the one you were looking for , right ? ’ |
| 17 | Indeed , given the level of activity within the Six at this time and the patent way in which Britain 's Grand Design seemed to go against everything they were working for , it is surprising that the Six were willing to discuss the scheme in the first place . |
| 18 | It was on the tip of her tongue then to ask if he had managed to dispatch the papers to whoever they were destined for , but she held back the question before it got uttered . |
| 19 | We that 's where are you now , the number to ring if you know the whereabouts of anyone we were looking for . |
| 20 | Soon as you said you ca n't do it he were gone for dust ! |
| 21 | Erm as er you went on as er as far as referrals were concerned and the objections that were raised you , you apacked really and , and , and went through and overcome those and at the end of the day you , you got the , you got really what you er what you were aiming for that er to get him to , to speak to these people between now and the next appointment so you could er , you could come back . |
| 22 | ‘ Would I be right in saying that we have n't provided you with what you were looking for when you came here ? ’ |
| 23 | " Did you get what you were looking for ? " |
| 24 | The third reading , for instance , was slower than the first , despite the fact that you knew exactly what you were looking for . |
| 25 | ‘ It 's what you were looking for , and more . ’ |
| 26 | ‘ So , did you find what you were looking for , guv' ? ’ asked Dexter as the lift jerked into motion and hummed downwards . |
| 27 | You could take the plug out and examine it , not knowing what you were looking for . |
| 28 | Some of them are fair , some of them treat you reasonably good , but others say you 're just a criminal , a nothing , do n't know what you were born for , that sort of thing . |
| 29 | It 's what you were born for — to make men 's heads turn and women 's eyes grow green with envy for all that you have that they can never hope to achieve . ’ |
| 30 | As soon as I saw what you were heading for , that you and he were hot at it , I cursed the baby you might have . ’ |