Example sentences of "i was [v-ing] [noun sg] for " in BNC.
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| 1 | And I was eating steak for the second time in less than fifteen hours . |
| 2 | ‘ A little girl called Amy from Chester contacted me as I was providing cover for the whole of the North , ’ she says . |
| 3 | I only went once to visit the Greens and then I was collecting money for the Missionary Fund to which most people contributed a copper or two , with young Mrs Thwaites from the neighbouring farm to us , High Birk Hatt . |
| 4 | Sir , — This correspondence ( ‘ Call for fresh air , not tea … answered by the taxman ’ , p 7 ) reminds me of an occasion some years ago when I was playing hockey for Ilford against Old Loughtonians . |
| 5 | Last night , we went round to Josh — I was making supper for the boys , and your father came with me . |
| 6 | I was doing veterinary for two years and I wrote away to companies but they just were n't all that keen to ge give girls a chance . |