Example sentences of "[pron] [was/were] [v-ing] for [det] " in BNC.
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| 1 | know when I was looking for that |
| 2 | I was looking for this blooming half thing sticking out ! |
| 3 | I was looking for some short-cut to getting a complete description of who you are . |
| 4 | I was looking the other day , when I was looking for some of these things . |
| 5 | We were just walking away , and I was looking for some sort of rubbish container in which to put the bag of icing sugar , when we suddenly heard all those sirens going , and saw masses of policemen running into the park . |
| 6 | Celery seeds , I was looking for some of those yesterday . |
| 7 | I was looking for these and you got drunk and eat them ! |
| 8 | He said that it was like taking dictation , ‘ as if I was ghosting for another man ’ . |
| 9 | I was hoping for some money , as I was saving frantically to buy the owl for myself . |
| 10 | Mind you , when I was skivvying for that Brixton fam'ly , the head of the fam'ly did n't 'alf take a fancy to me . ’ |
| 11 | She and her best friend cried when they heard I was leaving for another job . |
| 12 | While I was searching for some Arab property in the area , I had come across three young Palestinians standing beside a shabby food stall on the waterfront . |
| 13 | Cause for one thing I was buying for more . |
| 14 | Yeah , its within your budget and you 've done well , I went over budget , but then I expected I would , because for one thing I was buying for more . |
| 15 | And it was n't a shock when I got my first hit record because I was trying for that all our lives and so she backed me all the way . |
| 16 | I was trying for that one . |
| 17 | I was playing for that . |
| 18 | ‘ I was waiting for that ! ’ |
| 19 | I was waiting for that ! |
| 20 | less than an hour , oh I was waiting for those results well I 'd drink me tea as well obviously but |
| 21 | When I went to Drake Hall on one sentence I was waiting for another court case as well , a conspiracy case , a big one . |
| 22 | I was waiting for another piglet and whoops , there it was . |
| 23 | Well that 's what I thought I was going for this morning as well as that one . |
| 24 | Not really no , I was working for another firm by this time . |
| 25 | ‘ Right , ’ he says , ‘ a nice cup of tea , I was dying for that , what can I do for you ? ’ . |
| 26 | In Canada it came to be known as ‘ The 10 Lost Years ’ , which were devastating for those on the prairies and very difficult for those in the cities . |
| 27 | She were knocking for this thing you know . |
| 28 | The long , silvery , all-metal kitchen was already occupied by two figures dressed in white trousers and jackets topped by high white paper hats : the diminutive lady chef from Montreal and a tall willowy young man who introduced himself as Angus , the special chef employed by the outside firm of top-class caterers who were providing for this journey the sort of food not usually served on trains . |
| 29 | Emancipation for women was beginning to rumble and Cook may have embraced the idea , but , being a shrewd opportunist , it is more likely that he saw potential customers among women who were striving for more freedom . |
| 30 | So some were staring down at you and others were well below your eye level , which meant that you were scanning for each piece rather than reading them as a series . |