Example sentences of "[pron] were [v-ing] for a [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He had some troublesome followers who were clamouring for a positive policy without being able to suggest one . |
| 2 | These were not necessarily the shy or reserved ones , who were quite likely to be snapped up by ‘ parents ’ who were looking for a quiet life . |
| 3 | If you were looking for a physico-chemical reason for this fact rather than the , more usual , historical one you could do worse than suggest a capacity to make helical molecules . |
| 4 | ‘ If you were looking for a real boost to the industry then these first 10 days should have been much better , ’ said a City analyst . |
| 5 | IF you were looking for a local Pillar of Society , you did not need to seek further than Brian Courtenay . |
| 6 | But first , if you were hoping for a swift end to the depression in the housing market , think again . |
| 7 | ‘ You were talking for a long time , ’ she said . |
| 8 | We were looking for a good flavour and meaty texture . |
| 9 | As with the sliced bread , we were looking for a good , brown appearance , a firm crust , a distinctive aroma and taste with some nuttiness and a firm but springy texture . |
| 10 | As to the much discussed pearwood wall panels , Italo Rota explains : ‘ We were looking for a simple idea that would allow visitors who had already looked at a good many paintings to connect some of them with unfamiliar settings ; the art of memory tells us that it is easier to retain images in one 's head if one can link them to a specific space ’ . |
| 11 | We were looking for a big house in Southampton . |
| 12 | We were looking for a precise way to express what we mean when we refer to something as complicated . |
| 13 | We were playing for a long time before we ever had a deal , and when we eventually got signed by a big company , they pretty much took us for what we were . |
| 14 | NSS , in common with virtually every other publication in the country , got its fingers burnt last week as a result of giving too much credence to the pollsters ' consistent message that we were heading for a hung parliament . |
| 15 | We were heading for a little cluster of figures round something on the beach . |
| 16 | But unbundlers did , for they were borrowing for a short haul before assets could be sold : in that time , they assumed their guesses about cash flow would be pretty safe and that asset prices would carry on rising . |
| 17 | By the time the General Election arrived eighteen months later , there was a good candidate ( Malcolm Thornton , now MP ) , a renewed constituency organisation and time for the people of Crosby to realise that they 'd done in that panicky moment when they were looking for a familiar face as their Member of Parliament . |
| 18 | McLeish thanked him , scrambled up the embankment , drawing in deep breaths , and walked carefully down the side of the track in the sizeable footsteps of his squad , explaining to them that they were looking for a sharp-edged weapon . |
| 19 | Judges said they were looking for a pleasing colour , a sharp flavour and a good fruity smell . |
| 20 | They originally thought they were looking for a medieval leper hospital , but then they uncovered a skeleton almost two thousand years old . |
| 21 | They were marching for a lost innocence . |
| 22 | With help from sympathetic resources they were hoping for a world-wide mailing of leaflets . |
| 23 | It was like , it was like a , like they were waiting for an offside or some there were just could n't believe , it was |
| 24 | This was important , because a national study in 1965 showed that one-fifth of women who were working part-time did so because they were caring for a sick or elderly person . |
| 25 | It was nice of them to let me join in , they were very patient , but you could see they were itching for a good game and I 'm just hopeless . |
| 26 | Whether they were going for a new place , or staying , the hired hands were all given the day off to attend the Hirings . |