Example sentences of "[vb past] [pron] he be [verb] for " in BNC.
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| 1 | And as this notion made his mouth curve upward in amusement at his optimism , he found what he was searching for . |
| 2 | Horowitz was not even looking at her : opening his executive case , he lifted the base , sorted through several documents , found what he was looking for and shut the case . |
| 3 | At last he found what he was looking for : horses had stood there . |
| 4 | ‘ When he told me he was panning for gold , I simply did n't believe it . |
| 5 | I told him he was looking for the mother he 'd never had , but of course he would n't listen . |
| 6 | Hagans told him he was waiting for his girlfriend . |
| 7 | She hated what he was trained for . |
| 8 | I rather admired what he 's doing for Margaret because , as far as I can see , he 's taking er as she 's not able , as far as I can see , to er exist , to live on her own and he seems to be taking over from elderly parents . |
| 9 | At last Hazel heard what he was listening for ; a rabbit — or was it two ? — approaching from the wood . |
| 10 | We knew what he was looking for and it was n't there . |
| 11 | Edouard knew what he was looking for , a Picasso , a Matisse , whose medium was not paint but rare stones and precious metals ; the genius who would be the linchpin of his whole enterprise . |
| 12 | Other methods of meeting the organisation 's needs were considered , but Mr Nabakov knew what he was looking for : ‘ I wanted a nuts and bolts accounting system , like Platinum , and it is also highly flexible . |
| 13 | Friends in Britain helped him with his fare ; his boss , when he knew what he was coming for , gave him unpaid leave . |
| 14 | no well he knew what he were looking for , something worth when you think |
| 15 | In the far corner of the garden Charles saw what he was looking for . |
| 16 | He smiled in satisfaction as he saw what he was looking for , tapped Larsen 's arm and pointed upwards . |