Example sentences of "[was/were] [verb] [pers pn] for the [num ord] " in BNC.

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1 Though he was more like his old self , many suspected they were seeing him for the last time .
2 Before leaving he stood for a moment at the door and let his eyes range round the room as if he were seeing it for the first time .
3 If you were seeing it for the first time , what impressions would you receive ?
4 She glanced up at him , feeling oddly shy , almost as though she were meeting him for the first time with no doubts , no mistrust , between them .
5 She made it sound as if she were saying it for the first time .
6 The expletive sounded strange to the sergeant on Blanche 's lips , as if she were hearing it for the first time .
7 She stood up and looked round the room as though she were leaving it for the last time .
8 The boyish expression transformed the hard planes of his face and she stared at him as if she was seeing him for the first time .
9 Since then , I had managed to film them on their wintering grounds in India , but now I was seeing them for the first time at the other end of the journey .
10 He gave her a long , slow look as if he was seeing her for the first time .
11 She was to keep it for the next three and a half years .
12 Flavia Sherman had elected to spend the day shopping on the Rue Catinat and was to join them for the first hunt next morning .
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