Example sentences of "knew [pron] [pers pn] [be] [v-ing] for " in BNC.
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| 1 | The pre-independence newspapers that campaigned for self-government knew what they were aiming for ; their journalists , contributors and backers came from the new , educated élite united by common aspirations and interests . |
| 2 | They knew what they were looking for . |
| 3 | and er he said to himself there 's something I , I , I do n't know what it is necessarily but there is something , go to a specialist and the specialist was very very good you know blah blah blah blah you want some te I want some tests , you know , so I had some tests , you know and the crew that were doing the tests they knew what they were looking for and they either found it or they did n't , do n't know . |
| 4 | But I think the ingenuity of chemists and scientists and physicists and astronomers is such that , yes , we could do it — if we knew what we were looking for and had the right ideas . |
| 5 | We knew what we were looking for and we knew if we looked long enough and hard enough we would find it , but there were times when we thought perhaps it is n't out there . |
| 6 | We knew what he was looking for and it was n't there . |
| 7 | Edouard knew what he was looking for , a Picasso , a Matisse , whose medium was not paint but rare stones and precious metals ; the genius who would be the linchpin of his whole enterprise . |
| 8 | Other methods of meeting the organisation 's needs were considered , but Mr Nabakov knew what he was looking for : ‘ I wanted a nuts and bolts accounting system , like Platinum , and it is also highly flexible . |
| 9 | Friends in Britain helped him with his fare ; his boss , when he knew what he was coming for , gave him unpaid leave . |
| 10 | no well he knew what he were looking for , something worth when you think |
| 11 | ‘ I did n't want the Russians on my track if they knew what I was looking for — just think what it would mean if it turned up now ? |
| 12 | … they brought their homework in and made a list of … aspects like their use of materials , time , care , etc … so they knew what I was looking for , and then I spoke to each child individually and asked ‘ What would you give this piece out of ten ’ and so we obviously had to define our assessment objectives . |
| 13 | He knew what I was looking for ; and he indicated that he might be able to help . |
| 14 | So when I went , I had to go again on Monday I took just my purse in my pocket and thought oh this is bit , cos I mean I knew what I was going for , you know , were n't looking round for anything in particular and I thought this is bit risky ! |
| 15 | When she was younger she thought she knew what she was waiting for . |
| 16 | Melanie knew what she was waiting for although she had not told her . |