Example sentences of "and she [was/were] [verb] for " in BNC.
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| 1 | So she jumped up , grabbed the pencil and everything , she got a screwdriver first , I thought she were gon na stab me with screwdriver and she were looking for a pencil |
| 2 | She nearly did not remember in time , because the similarity was such an unlikely one and she was hunting for pictures of hatred . |
| 3 | ( Miranda was n't very big , and she was looking for people the same size as her . ) |
| 4 | She wanted to be able to hate him again , and she was looking for reasons . |
| 5 | It tasted of candied peel and nuts , and she was reaching for another one when she saw that Lucenzo 's head had lifted at the sound of a child 's piping tones . |
| 6 | It was a young female golden eagle , and she was going for the carrion he had left . |
| 7 | And she was going for an interview for a new job tomorrow . ’ |
| 8 | For all her capriciousness , Liza was aware of the importance of time-keeping in her particular job and she was waiting for Captain Nash as he emerged from the conference hut a little before the appointed hour . |
| 9 | Her husband had been taken into hospital and she was waiting for her son to come and pick her up at half past twelve , this was at half past ten in morning ! |
| 10 | She was angry at the time , and she was praying for guidance as to what to do with her life . |