Example sentences of "[vb infin] that [pron] was [verb] for " in BNC.
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| 1 | I have in fact si since seeing this sent her a copy of the paper I put to this meeting , erm , having seen that , because I did n't know that she was waiting for it to the commentary with . |
| 2 | You would think that I was asking for the earth to be changed but I 'm not really . |
| 3 | She could see that he was searching for the right words , the very thing that would describe what he had felt , what he had experienced at that moment . |
| 4 | She liked Yeats well enough , and although poetry meant little to her , she could see that he was destined for great things . |
| 5 | But he could read her too well , and he could see that she was hoping for something more . |
| 6 | Dare I hope that it was sold for 50p ? — |
| 7 | By the way her mother fiddled with the handle of her wicker basket Constance could tell that she was longing for the bus to come and take her to Chollerton where her beauty and style might stand some chance of being noticed . |
| 8 | ‘ It was a very worthwhile event , ’ she said , ‘ but I must admit that I was aching for days afterwards ! ’ |
| 9 | It did n't seem that he was looking for her , since he immediately went up again . |
| 10 | Balbinder would be 8 at Christmas and she saw no evidence of the improvement in learning to read and write that she was hoping for . |
| 11 | ‘ I can not say that it was withdrawn for its political content . ’ |