Example sentences of "what he [vb past] [been] [v-ing] for " in BNC.
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| 1 | In June , Roland found what he had been looking for . |
| 2 | The books and papers were wrapped in a silk cloth and , smiling , Craig knew he had found what he had been looking for . |
| 3 | It was what he had been waiting for . |
| 4 | In his paper , Beveridge repeated what he had been saying for some time , namely , that there was no general breakdown of the labour-market , instead there was an overstocking of individual trades which was due to ‘ inadequate labour information and local hindrances to labour mobility ’ . |
| 5 | The Raubvogel had just entered the short tunnel that led out of the cavern , when Katze finally found what he 'd been looking for . |
| 6 | It was in the second of the rooms behind a damp stack of spare mattresses that he found what he 'd been hoping for . |
| 7 | But that was what he 'd been doing for the past several minutes . |