Example sentences of "if [v-ing] for " in BNC.
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| 1 | But she put an involuntary hand to her belly , as if checking for signs of life . |
| 2 | Josie glanced over the arrangements , as if checking for anything that she may have missed . |
| 3 | Usually he would choose the next direction without hesitation , but sometimes he would wait , head cocked , as if listening for far-off sounds . |
| 4 | For a moment he paused at the threshold , but then turned back inside , taking in the sight of an ivory chess set , a small telescope , a number of small fluted carvings , and the fine hangings adorning the wall , observing everything with a cocked head as if listening for something . |
| 5 | The reader may be doomed to disappointment in reading through an article with wide contextual terms of reference if looking for something as simple as descriptions of works of art , their interpretation and evaluation . |
| 6 | Clive searched his pockets , as if looking for a train ticket . |
| 7 | Its engine is missing badly and it 's circling round as if looking for a landing-place . |
| 8 | as if looking for a quarrel he went on to exaggerate the uncompromising nature of his position . |
| 9 | She examined her hands , white with chalk , as if looking for the source of some small pain , then gave up on that and began to dust herself down . |
| 10 | Mounce held the note up to the light , as if looking for a watermark . |
| 11 | He glanced back as if looking for signs of pursuit . |
| 12 | The blackjack tail as if looking for a target , |
| 13 | They had waterskied , swooping round the northern end of Inch Island , making great arcs along the shore , as if looking for something . |
| 14 | All three glanced about the dockside , as if looking for somebody else . |
| 15 | Fortunately , Nevil was n't looking in his mirror , he had his head out of the driver 's window as if looking for a street name . |
| 16 | The trainer sat up in his chair and looked about the table as if searching for something to throw at her . |
| 17 | If searching for last-minute presents , look no further than What 's Cooking . |
| 18 | He started to pat his pockets , as if searching for an ID . |
| 19 | Are all operators reversible ? if searching for a goal : no if searching for a path : yes |
| 20 | Are all operators reversible ? if searching for a goal : no if searching for a path : yes |
| 21 | Nicholson dismissed the warders , returning to the window for a moment as if searching for something out in the windswept yard . |
| 22 | He tilts his head and gazes into my face as if searching for the answer . |
| 23 | The man was alone ; he looked alternately towards the house and then down , as if searching for something on the dashboard . |
| 24 | She looked into his eyes , as if searching for something in them ; her white face made the dark , heavy-browed eyes look lost and empty , and after a while he could not look into them anymore , and had to smile and look away . |
| 25 | He paused , as if searching for the right words . |
| 26 | When she looked up the mountainside , as if searching for help there , I realized that she still had fear of me , little knowing the true state of affairs , and felt herself like an animal in a trap . |
| 27 | He stared down at her for a few seconds , almost as if searching for some clue hidden in her expression . |
| 28 | If making use of the latter , which is very powerful , make use of the wild card facility and think laterally for alternative words , i.e. if searching for steel stockholders search using the intersect of Set A ( stock* AND distribute* AND supply* AND wholesale* ) AND Set B ( steel* AND metal* AND ferr* AND alloy * ) . |
| 29 | He looked at me and chewed his bottom lip as if searching for a remnant of breakfast . |
| 30 | ‘ Guy is not a yuppie , ’ Charles remonstrated , in the voice he reserved for humouring his little sister when she was being most irritating , ‘ He just happens to be a very successful … ’ her brother hesitated a fraction as if searching for the most appropriate description ‘ … entrepreneur . ’ |