Example sentences of "they were [verb] for [det] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Eva and my father were going into the front room , hand-in-hand , and they were reaching for each other low down , and clutching , tongues out , pressed against each other even before they 'd got through the door . |
| 2 | If they were looking for more cancer then surely the place to look was at the next vulnerable point ? |
| 3 | they have large pans , but even they were looking for some large pans ! |
| 4 | I felt they were looking for any excuse to start a fight . |
| 5 | Similarly other hard information is scant , for instance James Braid who laid out the ‘ links ’ as they were called for some time , is not mentioned until the sixth meeting on October 29th ; that is four months after the first nine holes were opened , and even then the reference is vague . |
| 6 | It was like they were made for each other , she said , was n't it ? |
| 7 | Since these machines were for export , they were adapted for that market and so are unique . |
| 8 | The big show-piece cinemas were built to pull in the fashionable trade but they were not designed for the exclusive use of a social elite ; rather they were provided for all those groups who were prepared to pay money for the movie entertainment that was being provided as part of the delights offered by the down-town city . |
| 9 | They were , they were videoing for this |
| 10 | They were used for both pulling carts and carrying loads . |
| 11 | Now brackets were n't invented for algebra , they were invented for these normal numbers that we play with . |
| 12 | But Barons came back to lead 4-3 at the end of the second and Tigers looked like they were heading for another defeat . |
| 13 | They were housed for most of the year with their ‘ Granny Jerram ’ in the Epsom grandstand , which was let to Henry Dorling in his capacity as clerk of the course . |
| 14 | Maybe they were going for another pastrami sandwich . |