Example sentences of "[subord] i [vb past] [v-ing] for " in BNC.

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1 I was shown into an empty office where I sat waiting for a minimum of ten minutes .
2 You do n't get anything on this scale without communication lines , so I started looking for them . ’
3 The shop lady had a friend in the next county who chose Royal blue for her cardigans , so I started knitting for her , posting the garments and charging up the postage .
4 I knew I would be alone all my life so I started preparing for it as soon as possible .
5 I 'd never even heard of Killerton until I started working for the Trust , but when I was at Drogo I used to come across here fairly regularly because of the regional office being here and because I was just interested .
6 Believe me , I am very , very sorry , because I liked working for you .
7 The day after I finished working for the managing director of a certain company fighting off a take-over bid , the agency sent me to the rival company . ’
8 That 's the first place I tried , when I started looking for you .
9 I 'd known her , and her husband Alan Rakoff , for a long time and as I began searching for someone to play Barbara I just found myself thinking about her .
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