Example sentences of "he [was/were] look [prep] the [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Although he did n't say so , Lyn knew he was looking for the marks of Peach 's claws . |
| 2 | And then he told me a hilarious story about the way in which the chairman of the committee , I 'm not sure quite what particular branch in the world he 'd come from but he was looking at the figures , I suppose it was an accountant looking at the , the figures saying now why is it that the amount spent on district nurses has gone up ? |
| 3 | Even when he was looking at the ones like the Carmen at Ivinghoe ) that I think are my best ( or did then ) . |
| 4 | ‘ He was looking at the marks of a ladder just under her window . |
| 5 | In AD 685 St Cuthbert perambulated ‘ illis murum civitatis ’ and also saw a fountain working , implying that there was still a functioning aqueduct ; whether he was looking at the walls of a genuine town or of a fort is arguable . |