Example sentences of "[pers pn] were [v-ing] for a " in BNC.
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| 1 | If I were looking for a record deal , I would be pursuing individual A&R people , getting them to come and see my band . |
| 2 | If I were looking for a fault with the conception of the series , it could only be that it lacks a single volume overview of the whole of the development of quantum theory , a volume concentrating on the broad sweep of ideas and leaving out the mathematical detail . |
| 3 | When I returned to Moose Jaw about mid-August I had a long talk with Fred Workman , who told me he had noticed a certain restlessness in me as if I were hoping for a change of scene . |
| 4 | I 'm about to invest in a brand new , superduper , anti-obsolescence computer and I feel as confident as if I were shopping for a pair of skis . |
| 5 | So what I did is I writ thirty plus thirty four , adding up to sixty four and she jumped up and she 's grabbing thing off table and she had hold of the screwdriver and I says to Linda thought she was gon na stab me with screwdriver and she were n't , she were looking for a pencil so she could rub it out , well she could n't and she found this pencil and she scribbled thirty four out . |
| 6 | So she jumped up , grabbed the pencil and everything , she got a screwdriver first , I thought she were gon na stab me with screwdriver and she were looking for a pencil |
| 7 | After all , you were looking for a language — Marcus , what is it ? ’ |
| 8 | If you were looking for a physico-chemical reason for this fact rather than the , more usual , historical one you could do worse than suggest a capacity to make helical molecules . |
| 9 | If you were thinking of herbaceous plants , good ones to try are Iris unguicularis and Helleborus niger , if you were looking for a shrub , I would suggest Chimonanthus praecox , or winter sweet ; Lonicera fragrantissima , one of the hammelis , perhaps H. mollis , H. intermedia or H. japonica , or Viburnum x bodnantense . |
| 10 | IF you were looking for a local Pillar of Society , you did not need to seek further than Brian Courtenay . |
| 11 | ‘ If you were looking for a real boost to the industry then these first 10 days should have been much better , ’ said a City analyst . |
| 12 | So you were looking for a psycho . |
| 13 | But first , if you were hoping for a swift end to the depression in the housing market , think again . |
| 14 | It 's just possible that when the two of you were hunting for a means of rescuing the marchioness she could have pulled herself out and reached firm ground . " |
| 15 | ‘ You were talking for a long time , ’ she said . |
| 16 | ‘ You mean you could n't just say you were going for a walk ? ’ |
| 17 | If you were going for a MacDonalds how long do you think it would take ? |
| 18 | ‘ We are told that you were chatting to him , amongst others , while you were waiting for a cab . ’ |
| 19 | As to the much discussed pearwood wall panels , Italo Rota explains : ‘ We were looking for a simple idea that would allow visitors who had already looked at a good many paintings to connect some of them with unfamiliar settings ; the art of memory tells us that it is easier to retain images in one 's head if one can link them to a specific space ’ . |
| 20 | We were looking for a bird in brown and white breeding plumage . |
| 21 | Their initial abuse would give way to laughter when they understood we were looking for a prahu which would carry us eastwards . |
| 22 | We were looking for a big house in Southampton . |
| 23 | We were looking for a good flavour and meaty texture . |
| 24 | It was a calculated risk to take a man without forensic experience , but we were looking for a manager primarily . |
| 25 | As with the sliced bread , we were looking for a good , brown appearance , a firm crust , a distinctive aroma and taste with some nuttiness and a firm but springy texture . |
| 26 | ‘ By the time I went to Devonshire I knew that there was a real hound , and I knew we were looking for a man and a woman . |
| 27 | We were looking for a precise way to express what we mean when we refer to something as complicated . |
| 28 | We were we were not looking for an exception to policy E two we were looking for a policy which complements erm I five . |
| 29 | We had a somewhat similar experience at a previous church I was at where we were looking for a minister and the , the man er who was , who came to us was again very nervous and excitable and so on . |
| 30 | yeah , well I , Mike says I brought that one home when we were looking for a hall instead , but I said no I said it was one very similar , but he said we could n't have it because erm |