Example sentences of "i looked for a " in BNC.

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1 I looked for a single builder , because I wanted to work closely with someone while I was doing the ‘ unpicking ’ myself , ’ Timothy says .
2 First I 'll divulge that I went to Bristol — they 'll know that already if they 're bright enough — then I 'll say I went to this Bed and Breakfast — then I looked for a job …
3 I looked for a body , but could n't find one .
4 Ezek. 22.30 — ‘ I looked for a man among them who would build up the wall and stand before Me in the gap on behalf of the land so that I would not have to destroy it , but I found none . ’
5 For filtration I looked for a Fluval 303 .
6 I looked for a textured effect by taking the broad tips sideways over the paper surface .
7 I looked for a scraper but could n't see one .
8 Also I 'd had feedback from the moss chart that children enjoyed scouring the poster for tiny details , so I looked for a solution that would allow as many items as possible to be painted the same size .
9 I looked for a marshall 's post , but the guy 's glove prevented him pulling out the safety pin in the extinguisher and I had to get out of the car and do it for him ! ’
10 Lt Tim Kelly , 45 , a specialist in mobile air operations , said : ‘ I looked for a little girl who had been injured by shrapnel so I could have her winched aboard .
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