Example sentences of "who was [verb] for [pers pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The fourth matter upon which the appellants rely , and this is a matter of considerable importance , is that they claim to have been misled by the solicitor who was acting for them during the course of 1991 and particularly in respect of these committal proceedings . |
| 2 | While I was doing this , the girl 's father , who was looking for her , reached us . |
| 3 | The cous cousins Margaret and Joan have been found and I told you we found Tony while we were still on with Malcolm who was looking for him . |
| 4 | I was n't deceived , for Nour had been kind when I had been what he called ‘ good ’ , and I had thought that a new Nour had been born who was made for me , designed for all my needs and desires , and we would be unchangingly happy together until the end of time . |
| 5 | The mood was soured quite significantly during a European tour when Gedge began flirting with Charman 's girlfriend , Sara Catt , who was roadying for them . |
| 6 | But he was confronted by an ecstatic welcome from his mother , who was waiting for him on the doorstep . |
| 7 | He met people , made friends and absent-mindedly let them drive him home to his parents , forgetting the bride upstairs who was waiting for him to come and claim his ‘ marital rights ’ . |
| 8 | All the same it was Dr Kate Ash who was waiting for him in her small flat , dressed in one of her smart business suits , two matching cases ready by her side . |
| 9 | If it had been Jamie Baird who was waiting for her in the drawing-room , would she have been so angry ? |
| 10 | Rose drove home , collecting Steve , who was waiting for her , in company with Jim Gordon , the games and swimming specialist from Hook Road . |
| 11 | ‘ When we stopped at Glastonbury , Mistress Rachel sent a message , God knows how , to that old witch who was waiting for us with her prophecies . |
| 12 | Perry 's letter was read by Roger Taylor , three-times British Wimbledon semi-finalist , who was deputising for him . |
| 13 | On the 5th post-operative day Mr Reynolds became very distressed and eventually admitted to the nurse who was caring for him that his " water works " were the source of his concern . |
| 14 | The man who was asking for us ? ’ |