Example sentences of "i was [adv] [v-ing] for [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | But I do n't expect you to believe I was simply looking for a good time . |
| 2 | erm Darwin says in the origin , and I 'm sorry I ca n't read it to you , but I was desperately looking for the quotation in the origin before I can and I could n't find it but I assure you it 's there erm in which he remarks that in all probability the periods of time during which species are not changing is probably very large compared with those periods when change is taking place . |
| 3 | ‘ I was desperately waiting for the magic word ‘ Cut ’ so I could attach myself to the wires before falling , ’ he says . |
| 4 | I was just looking for a reference |
| 5 | ‘ I guess I threw myself at you because of everything that had happened between Jonathan and myself ; I guess I was just looking for a diversion and you happened to be in the right place at the right time . ’ |
| 6 | Yeah I was just looking for a memory jogger here , I just could n't remember what it was |
| 7 | ‘ No , I was just lookin' for a bit more money , honest , ’ gasped Dolly , the knife a hideous threat . |
| 8 | I was just going for a wash , ’ said Julia who was well aware that Miss Coldharbour would make the connection between those two statements . |
| 9 | I was always looking for a short-term miracle . |
| 10 | I was always waiting for the day when I would be beaten up , but it never came . |
| 11 | I was always heading for the carvery and eating too much . |
| 12 | I was always heading for the carvery and eating too much . |
| 13 | ‘ I was still waiting for the doctor to arrive . |
| 14 | ‘ I was only aiming for the British record , ’ Wooderson declared in a state of shock which caused him sleepless nights for a week . |