Example sentences of "[pron] [vb -s] [be] looking for " in BNC.
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| 1 | Part of the problem has been the software , which has been looking for a decent hardware platform and waiting for support from a mainstream operating system vendor . |
| 2 | ‘ There is a man next door who 's been looking for a job at least five years . |
| 3 | Although he has been looking for the little creep to beat him up for having steered him wrong , he realises that it is better to be with someone , even someone like Ratso , than to be alone . |
| 4 | He has been looking for pollen , the other standby of people who study ancient plants . |
| 5 | As Tory backbenchers cheered , the Chancellor said : ‘ British business now has the opportunity it has been looking for — to bring the country out of recession , to increase sales , expand production and invest for the future . |
| 6 | Do n't you want to know why he 's been looking for you ? ’ |
| 7 | For years he 's been looking for something to put his madness into . |
| 8 | No wonder he 's been looking for an excuse to get rid of you . ’ |
| 9 | ‘ I know he 's been looking for you . |
| 10 | Bob Sillitoe says that since he came back from Kilimanjaro he 's been looking for something else … another challenge … the climbing has given his son a great sense of confidence |
| 11 | ‘ Everyone 's been looking for you ! ’ |