Example sentences of "[pron] was [adv] [v-ing] for [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | But I do n't expect you to believe I was simply looking for a good time . |
| 2 | erm Darwin says in the origin , and I 'm sorry I ca n't read it to you , but I was desperately looking for the quotation in the origin before I can and I could n't find it but I assure you it 's there erm in which he remarks that in all probability the periods of time during which species are not changing is probably very large compared with those periods when change is taking place . |
| 3 | ‘ I was desperately waiting for the magic word ‘ Cut ’ so I could attach myself to the wires before falling , ’ he says . |
| 4 | I was just looking for a reference |
| 5 | ‘ I guess I threw myself at you because of everything that had happened between Jonathan and myself ; I guess I was just looking for a diversion and you happened to be in the right place at the right time . ’ |
| 6 | Yeah I was just looking for a memory jogger here , I just could n't remember what it was |
| 7 | ‘ No , I was just lookin' for a bit more money , honest , ’ gasped Dolly , the knife a hideous threat . |
| 8 | I was just going for a wash , ’ said Julia who was well aware that Miss Coldharbour would make the connection between those two statements . |
| 9 | I was always looking for a short-term miracle . |
| 10 | I was always waiting for the day when I would be beaten up , but it never came . |
| 11 | I was always heading for the carvery and eating too much . |
| 12 | I was always heading for the carvery and eating too much . |
| 13 | ‘ I was still waiting for the doctor to arrive . |
| 14 | ‘ I was only aiming for the British record , ’ Wooderson declared in a state of shock which caused him sleepless nights for a week . |
| 15 | They came out of the circuit one by one and bore down on the SE5s , each of which was now heading for the balloon from a different quarter . |
| 16 | Sitting on the veranda herself a short while later as she worked on a lacy white shawl she was secretly knitting for the baby , Belinda murmured aloud , ‘ I hope Tom comes today . |
| 17 | Maybe she was just waiting for a chance to go abroad and wanted to be ready to leave at any time . |
| 18 | She was also looking for a house called Les Hiboux . |
| 19 | It was impossible she should be unaware of the treat she was thus providing for the soldiery , many of whom expressed their appreciation in appropriately ribald terms . |
| 20 | ‘ She was only waiting for the kids to grow up and then she said she 'd leave me . |
| 21 | She was still searching for the " satisfying things in life " ; somewhere she could find herself . |
| 22 | She was still searching for the right words to describe how she felt when he suddenly got up and went to meet more guests , and she did n't see him for a long time . |
| 23 | While she was still floundering for a reply , Jennifer leaned forward and touched her arm . |
| 24 | During that first week she went out with Nahum in the trap he used for visiting in the parish , and she was continually looking for a young woman with white hair and a baby . |
| 25 | Jamila said nothing and Helen was eager to talk about Charlie , a subject on which she was obviously preparing for an advanced degree . |
| 26 | In order not to disappoint anyone , Celia would explain in her reply that although she was pregnant , she was really looking for an older nanny . |
| 27 | This last remark was addressed to Grant , who was indeed waiting for a break in Curtis 's verbal flow , in order to get a word in . |
| 28 | She scuttled across the road , dragging a reluctant Snappy who was obviously spoiling for a scrap , just as Ford reached his front gate . |
| 29 | I wandered off to find Jack Mason and my parents and saw Toby , who was obviously heading for the Press tent , the conference with the winner , and several post-tournament drinks . |
| 30 | My professional clairvoyant friend , who was once heading for the Christian mission field , said , |