Example sentences of "was [v-ing] [pron] for the " in BNC.
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| 1 | The boyish expression transformed the hard planes of his face and she stared at him as if she was seeing him for the first time . |
| 2 | Since then , I had managed to film them on their wintering grounds in India , but now I was seeing them for the first time at the other end of the journey . |
| 3 | He gave her a long , slow look as if he was seeing her for the first time . |
| 4 | The order was for the production of material relating to the purchase by a client , Mrs G , of certain real property , the allegation being that she was a member of the family of another person who was suspected of being a drug trafficker and who was using her for the purpose of laundering the proceeds of such trafficking . |
| 5 | She was left thinking how hard he was driving himself for the sake of his adoptive family . |
| 6 | Meanwhile Dave had gone to pick up the boss from Stuttgart Airport as he was joining us for the weekend . |
| 7 | I was doing them for the wrong reasons — out of curiosity or for the money , rather than because I had a passion for doing them . |
| 8 | I mean you could say in this situation the stag was doing it for the benefit of the species but er you do n't need to er you do n't need to take that point of view . |
| 9 | I did think I was doing it for the best . |
| 10 | I was doing it for the drive anyway . |
| 11 | Samuel Pipkin was tensing himself for the coming life and death struggle this evening , when the vital decision would be made by the Prince of Wales , and Mr Thackeray would be avenged . |