Example sentences of "if she [was/were] [verb] for " in BNC.

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1	She twisted in the seat to peer at every building , her eyes seeking the upper windows above shops rather than the goods on display , as if she were looking for someone .
2	But at the sight of Bob 's expression she got up , blushing again , and walked about the room as if she were looking for something .
3	But there was more than that — it was almost as if she were looking for something .
4	He handed her the file , watching her flick through it quickly , again as if she were looking for something specific .
5	But if she were to look for ever and a day , she would not find it .
6	Lilac gloves , half-boots made of kid — she looked , as she sat rather apprehensively in the country inn parlour , as if she were waiting for Mr Gainsborough .
7	Lee felt as if she were fighting for her life .
8	He glared at her again , as if she were to blame for everything , and Robyn felt herself tremble beneath his icy gaze .
9	He then asked if she was prepared for the parting and she told him , ‘ Willingly , John , in such a cause as this . ’
10	If she was prepared for the worst then , God willing , it would n't happen .
11	She moved , as she often did , from pure , concentrated malice , to a vaguely girlish mode , as if she was looking for someone ( not Henry ) to put his arms round her and tell her everything was all right .
12	It sounded as if she was looking for something .
13	They fell silent for a moment , all of them wondering if she was shopping for the son who was lying in a dissecting trench at the Medico-Legal Institute .
14	If she was hanged for that , so much for man 's legal institutions ! ’
15	Faint appeal touched her expression as if she was asking for help .
16	She looked as if she was waiting for me so before she could say anything I spoke .
17	If she was waiting for him to say that she did n't need to diet she had a long wait .

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