Example sentences of "[pers pn] was [v-ing] for a [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | When I went to Highlander I was looking for a way which could help towards more effective participation and the development of better non-formal opportunities in adult education on social issues which affect communities in the Highlands and Islands of Scotland . |
| 2 | I was looking for a way out into the aisle . |
| 3 | I was looking for a man named Tom Tunney , a washed-out writer and a deep-dyed drunk . |
| 4 | ‘ I was looking for a bird 's nest to show Tory , Mummy . ’ |
| 5 | ‘ I was looking for a hiding place for some stupid necklace I 'd bought , and the bureau was the nearest thing to hand ! ’ |
| 6 | Nobody had heard of Rosie O'Dell ; I was looking for a needle in a haystack . ’ |
| 7 | ‘ When I decided to take the part I was looking for a role that was the opposite of my character Dylan . |
| 8 | When I remarked that this was a pity , since I was looking for a peat replacement to acidify limey soil , my man began detectably to back-pedal . |
| 9 | And eventually I found a job er as assistant to the er clerking to the rating officer , who had also been a member of t , who was a member of the chapel , and er knew I was looking for a job and er , I had n't written to him cos I did n't know this one was coming up . |
| 10 | For I was looking for a job I was newly married in nineteen thirty six make a pound or two . |
| 11 | The time I was looking for a house , he says it was n't enough to get into Sandy Row . |
| 12 | ‘ I was looking for a sounding board and that 's what I 've got . ’ |
| 13 | I was looking for a business venture worthy of my silver , some trade across the Narrow Seas or perhaps commerce with the Baltic . |
| 14 | ‘ I was looking for a business niche and the idea really took off , ’ said Mrs Spence . |
| 15 | I was looking for a book on how people make them . ’ |
| 16 | Yes that 's right , looked like a , a good plan , I was looking for a savings plan and er I suppose it 's one of those er fortunate circumstances , Friends Provident sent some stuff through , it looked good so I took it out . |
| 17 | And occasionally if I was looking for a magazine to buy , it would get a lot of i good information in it too . |
| 18 | She added that to herself while , aloud , she elaborated , ‘ I was fishing for a coin that I 'd accidentally dropped down the back of the chair … and there was my passport and the rest of my stuff . ’ |
| 19 | One of the grown-ups said , ‘ I was hoping for a bit of a fly-past . ’ |
| 20 | I was teaching for a while , I did not miss many gigs , ’ he says . |
| 21 | Violet Sangston found me while I was searching for a hiding-place . |
| 22 | I was back to visit it because Ben Tee , via the falls , was one of a series of outings I was proposing for a book of Lochaber walks , and despite all my nosing about I was not prepared to describe things without another visit . |
| 23 | I was waiting for a friend and I would like to get out of here some time this week . ’ |
| 24 | I told everyone I was going for a merit , but it made me feel really good when I got it ! |
| 25 | You know the last time I went back to Britain , I was going for a month but I changed my flight and left two weeks early . |
| 26 | IN 1989 I was working for a community video project called Women 's Media Resources . |
| 27 | I was working for a yarn firm who had just gone into the marketing of coned yarns — unfortunately they did not stay the course . |
| 28 | ‘ He said , ‘ I was dying for a pint so when I saw the pub I decided to land and come in . ’ ‘ |
| 29 | Precisely who it was she was using for a role model became clear as a middle-aged lady , admirably slim in well-cut jodhpurs , erupted from some inner fortress to enquire , in tones that carried effortlessly across the yard , precisely why Caroline had failed to run up her stirrups , how long had she been riding ? |
| 30 | She was looking for a pensioner but , you were n't in the right street . |