Example sentences of "if he be [v-ing] for [indef pn] " in BNC.

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1 He do n't put any of his clothes away and if he 's looking for anything it 's all fling out of drawers and on the floor , he do n't care .
2 ‘ He stood watching them , ’ said Raynor , ‘ and it was as if he was searching for something .
3 It was as if he was looking for something so ill-defined , so vaguely comprehended that even he could not say what it was .
4 Once he even made me hand over all the money beforehand , so that it would look as if he was paying for everyone himself .
5 His arm waggled , as if he were groping for something , and then his hand appeared as softly and suddenly as it had vanished : holding the fifth ball .
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