Example sentences of "he [was/were] [verb] for the " in BNC.
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| 1 | The bottom line is that whilst Wilko has made decisions which have upset , even annoyed us , if he were to leave for the England job there is no-one remotely capable of replacing him . |
| 2 | Manciple sounded as if he were apologizing for the other man 's rudeness . |
| 3 | It was as if he were preparing for the day he would be a big man himself in this town and wanted everyone on his side , wanted them all to think of him as a customer . |
| 4 | Crossing the room as though he were heading for the wardrobe , Angel Four suddenly changed direction , took two swift paces to his right , seized the curtains with both hands and jerked them open . |
| 5 | Ahead and around him as he drifted forward , the melodic light was increasing gradually , growing stronger and brighter as though he were heading for the source . |
| 6 | Messiaen began composing at the age of seven , entering the Paris Conservatoire four years later where he was to remain for the next 11 years , winning four premiers prix including that for composition in 1930 . |
| 7 | Such was my father 's introduction to Abyssinia where , except for three periods of leave , he was to remain for the next ten years . |
| 8 | I do n't think he was fitted for the job as it seemed to bring out the worst in him and his language used to become very picturesque . |
| 9 | As he was leaving for the flour-mill , she put up her mouth to be kissed . |
| 10 | It arrived just before he was leaving for the United States ( another example of his self-forgetfulness , as he had not mentioned this to me ) , and he was not due to return until the end of July . |
| 11 | And then he was leaving for the Devon summer school . |
| 12 | The chances are he was killed for the money he was carrying . |
| 13 | ‘ Perhaps it is saying something when I tell you he was aiming for the optician 's and ended up in the carpet shop , ’ he said . |
| 14 | For one terrible second she thought he was reaching for the knife . |
| 15 | He was reaching for the decanter . |
| 16 | I knew then that what I was telling him he was hearing for the first time . |
| 17 | Now he was appealing for the confidence of politicians , not for the confidence of the people . |
| 18 | He was looking for the bowl of eggs he had seen earlier . |
| 19 | ‘ He was looking for the environment he knew … straight hair , no sunglasses , a good grey suit , collar and tie . ’ |
| 20 | Hershman says his movie is inspired by Jean-Luc Godard 's Breathless , and that he was looking for the new Jean-Paul Belmondo to play the lead . |
| 21 | Sutton pleaded his innocence and said : ‘ I think he was looking for the dive . |
| 22 | yes it 's Chernobyl , he was looking for the real word there , a nuclear what ? |
| 23 | Pascoe thought about it ; he was looking for the clue he knew he must have missed . |
| 24 | Although he did n't say so , Lyn knew he was looking for the marks of Peach 's claws . |
| 25 | I told him he was looking for the mother he 'd never had , but of course he would n't listen . |
| 26 | He was looking for the Douglas . |
| 27 | Yet in everyday dress he was noted for the simplicity of his clothing , and for not setting himself apart from his nobles in appearance . |
| 28 | The famous Swedish Don Giovanni , John Forsell , declared that the young Tauber was the greatest Ottavio he had ever heard , and he was noted for the intense conviction with which he declaimed to his Donna Anna ( in the German text then still generally in use , even at festivals ) the solemn oath , ‘ Ich schwöre ’ . |
| 29 | Throughout his career he was noted for the calm , far-sighted judgement which , combined with appreciation of scholarship , made him such an outstanding administrator . |
| 30 | It was said with a kind of embarrassed formality as if he , not Dalgliesh , were the host and he was apologizing for the unexpected absence of the hostess . |