Example sentences of "[to-vb] [pron] [pers pn] [be] [v-ing] for " in BNC.
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| 1 | He pawed at the Daily Telegraph but failed to find whatever he was looking for and lit a cigarette instead . |
| 2 | Well , er , if you did , then if you were looking for something , you could n't find where it was , you know , you 'd have to delve in , and you take ages to find whatever you 're looking for . |
| 3 | I 'd like to know what they are looking for . ’ |
| 4 | ‘ We need to know what they are looking for . |
| 5 | She said : ‘ You do n't need a written job specification to know what they 're looking for . |
| 6 | People who came to the Turk 's Head really had to know what they were looking for . |
| 7 | To become a Nutritional Detective you have to know what you are looking for — the signs and clues that will eventually lead you to an understanding of your body 's individual needs . |
| 8 | No mechanical indicator can tell you the right time to strike , at least in this situation , but your sense of touch can , once you have enough experience to know what you are feeling for . |
| 9 | natural and I 'm and I never was , but I like to know what I 'm voting for and I like to tell the people who I 'm responsible for what they are voting for . |
| 10 | Thus they are naturally predisposed to find what they are looking for . |
| 11 | Comprehensive and easy to use , the encyclopedia manages to map the central concerns of contemporary linguistics in such a way that outsiders will not only be able to find what they are looking for but will also be persuaded to explore further . |
| 12 | After a moment , she seemed to find what she was looking for and stepped up to the door . |
| 13 | He decided to go on to the second and third caves , determined to find what he was looking for . |
| 14 | From November ‘ 74 he began to find what he was looking for . |
| 15 | Internal wardrobe lighting makes it much easier to find what you 're looking for . |
| 16 | Often as not you should be able to find what you are looking for without too much trouble . |
| 17 | When involved in any kind of search we obviously need to be able to recognise what we are looking for , the goal state . |
| 18 | There is some feeling that maybe by looking hard enough you are forcing yourself to see what you are looking for . |
| 19 | Then he actually made a paper aeroplane so that she had an example in front of her that she can look at to see what she is aiming for . |
| 20 | Information and promotion I have spoken to you about and the most important thing probably for the users besides us being able to promote what they 're doing for nothing and that is grants , so we are about to write and er you will be able to hotfoot it back to your clubs if they are already registered . |
| 21 | The light shone on to his upturned face and gleamed on the burnished flanks of the mare who blew through her nose impatiently as though to ask what they were waiting for . |
| 22 | To build up a more stable relationship , rather than simply seeing how much time the work took and charging by the hour , we have all had to come to terms with pricing in a market , giving a clear idea what the budget will be and taking much more care to explain what we 're charging for . |
| 23 | ( b ) He must take reasonable steps to explain what he is looking for and the basis of his suspicion ( s.2(3) ( b ) ) . |
| 24 | He kept a tantalizing silence until she prodded him to say what he was looking for . |
| 25 | Heydrich did not need to file a flight plan — had no intention of so doing-but he strolled to the control tower to tell them he was going for a spin . |