Example sentences of "[noun prp] have been look for " in BNC.
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1 | Time Warner has been looking for a high-technology partner since 1991 , when it sold smaller stakes in TWE to two Japanese firms , Toshiba and ITOCHU ( then known as C. Itoh ) . |
2 | ‘ Creed 's been looking for you . ’ |
3 | Touche Ross has been looking for an acquisition to accelerate the growth of its information technology business for some eighteen months . |
4 | He has lived in this pleasant suburb 45 years , entirely unaware that Kirk , Keef , Claptout and all of Led Zeppelin had been looking for him to apologise for stealing his songs and to pay him much-needed royalties . |
5 | Maybe this is what England have been looking for , a team that looks symmetrical on the scorecard , at least . |
6 | If Philip had been looking for a pale , sickly , ragged and possibly fettered prisoner , Harry would be a considerable shock to him . |
7 | They were barely inside the front door when the elderly housekeeper appeared and told Cinzia that Signorina Cook had been looking for her . |
8 | She wondered whether Amy had been looking for the Julians or for her when she drove down the drive ? |
9 | Manager Alan Murray had been looking for somebody to replace the unlucky Saville , who broke his arm hours after his Pool debut a fortnight ago in a freak restaurant accident . |
10 | Everton have been looking for a target man to bring out the best in Mo Johnston and Peter Beardsley . |
11 | ‘ Professor Howard has been looking for you , ’ she informed me . |
12 | Morgan has been looking for a white knight for the last two weeks since insurance broker Willis Faber announced it was selling its 20 per cent stake in the merchant bank to Banque Indosuez , part of Compagnie Financiere de Suez . |