Example sentences of "and [pron] was [verb] for [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | We were living here and there , and I was looking for investors , so we gave a care-of-Cook 's address . |
| 2 | While waiting for the call-up , various opportunities or openings of an official nature came my way , and I was summoned for interview , usually at extremely short notice , in connection with some of them . |
| 3 | He said : ‘ We would have been about 13 and I was playing for South London district and Ian was in the Blackheath team , which also had Paul Elliott in it . |
| 4 | The scheme , which required the passage of enabling legislation and which was scheduled for July 25 , was expected to generate revenue of some 91,000 million roubles for the government . |
| 5 | She nearly did not remember in time , because the similarity was such an unlikely one and she was hunting for pictures of hatred . |
| 6 | She wanted to be able to hate him again , and she was looking for reasons . |
| 7 | ( Miranda was n't very big , and she was looking for people the same size as her . ) |
| 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 | She was angry at the time , and she was praying for guidance as to what to do with her life . |
| 10 | And everybody was working for Hurley , although most of them did n't know it . |
| 11 | The local cop was called and he was looking for Howie . ’ |
| 12 | This left him dreadfully depressed and he was treated for melancholia and insomnia . |
| 13 | There was blood everywhere and he was screaming for help . |
| 14 | His robes were wet with perspiration and he was gasping for breath . |
| 15 | Ershad had been deposed and arrested in December 1990 [ see p. 37906-07 ] ; formal charges were brought against him in January 1991 [ see p. 37965 ] , and he was committed for trial on March 19 . |
| 16 | During his last Chinese expedition in 1910 he broke his leg when his palanquin was swept over in a landslide , and he was lamed for life . |
| 17 | And he was to play for Warwickshire between 1919 and 1922 . |
| 18 | The theme chosen was " Creation " , and it was planned for use with 11-year-olds in a team-teaching situation . |