Example sentences of "[was/were] [v-ing] for some [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | So they both were searching for some lost part of themselves this summer . |
| 2 | they have large pans , but even they were looking for some large pans ! |
| 3 | It happened as bride Cathy and her sister Andree from Holywood were going for some official pictures for their album . |
| 4 | It was not that both sides were preparing for some future war to deter the other side . |
| 5 | Maybe scum gangs were uniting for some big upward raid , eh ? |
| 6 | 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 . |
| 7 | Such cheating may take the form of coaching or practice , but it may also take the subtle form of the chemistry teacher who asked the GCE student , ‘ are you sure that is what you want ? ’ when she was asking for some particular potion to complete an experiment in a practical examination , or the American teacher on the same 1987 visit who pointed to a particular answer in a workbook and asked the student to ‘ check that out ’ . |
| 8 | She rather thought he was hoping for some reciprocal comment or gesture , but for the life of her , whether he thought it unforgivable or not , she just had to burst out laughing , and ‘ Lubor ! ’ she laughed . |