Example sentences of "[pron] [vb -s] be looking [prep] " 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 | But for others in civil aviation , from BAA ( which has been looking at airport facilities in Budapest ) to carriers such as KLM and Interflug , which are anxious for the markets , it would be just the thing . |
| 3 | But for others in civil aviation , from BAA ( which has been looking at airport facilities in Budapest ) to carriers such as KLM and Interflug , which are anxious for the markets , it would be just the thing . |
| 4 | A House of Commons select committee , which has been looking at the feasibility of using ‘ combined heat and power ’ ( CHP ) , last week reported that the idea is about to come into its own in Britain . |
| 5 | GEORGE Blackett , who has been looking after the safety of council workers and buildings in Middlesbrough since 1974 , is retiring through ill health . |
| 6 | George Blackett , who has been looking after the safety of council workers and buildings in Middlesbrough since 1974 , is retiring through ill health . |
| 7 | said she phoned me the night before last and she said she 's been looking at flats I thought I 'd just ring you to tell you we 've been looking at flats and they range from two hundred and fifty to four hundred and eighty pounds a week for a flat |
| 8 | ‘ She 's been looking after Angharad , ’ said Beuno . |
| 9 | And are there people in class four at Stronsay school who 's been looking at some of the legends . |
| 10 | ‘ There is a man next door who 's been looking for a job at least five years . |
| 11 | St. Jennifer , Big Sister , Robin Hood of the workers — Who 's been looking after Mummy , d' you imagine ? ’ |
| 12 | 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 . |
| 13 | He has been looking for pollen , the other standby of people who study ancient plants . |
| 14 | He has been looking into the possibility of a career outside cricket as a pilot because of further problems with his back . |
| 15 | He has been looking after it since Tuesday morning . |
| 16 | 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 . |
| 17 | The department monitors the inmate population , offences against prison rules and the penalties awarded ; it assists management in determining security grades and in assessments on life sentence prisoners ; and it has been looking at the structures of meetings , the effectiveness of communications and the problems of stress in staff . |
| 18 | He 's been looking at that erm inspiration has n't , do you know I bet it would if he made a cup of tea why was n't |
| 19 | Do n't you want to know why he 's been looking for you ? ’ |
| 20 | For years he 's been looking for something to put his madness into . |
| 21 | No wonder he 's been looking for an excuse to get rid of you . ’ |
| 22 | ‘ I know he 's been looking for you . |
| 23 | 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 |
| 24 | Th the notes that 're attached are actually for er he 's been looking into the matter and basically it 's for information only really |
| 25 | Yeah well he 's been looking after her for , for years ai n't he ? |
| 26 | ‘ Everyone 's been looking for you ! ’ |