Example sentences of "[vb past] he [was/were] [verb] for " in BNC.
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| 1 | I just assumed he was making for Otters ' Bay . ’ |
| 2 | ‘ A little , ’ she admitted , and because she guessed he was waiting for her to flinch she became determined to show no sign of pain . |
| 3 | I figured he was waiting for you to wake up , Sleeping-Beauty-style , at which point he 'd marry you and make very tender love to you . ’ |
| 4 | Later , after Mother died , we heard he was looking for a sponsor and planning another solitary voyage . |
| 5 | Although he did n't say so , Lyn knew he was looking for the marks of Peach 's claws . |
| 6 | She knew he was waiting for her to agree , and it was desperation , pure and simple , she thought , that made her remember the elegant blonde he had been dining with that particular night . |
| 7 | He turned down a street leading to the coast road , and Ruth knew he was heading for Starr Hills . |
| 8 | She rather thought he was hoping for some reciprocal comment or gesture , but for the life of her , whether he thought it unforgivable or not , she just had to burst out laughing , and ‘ Lubor ! ’ she laughed . |
| 9 | The Doctor nodded to himself as one piece of the puzzle clicked into place , explaining why everyone thought he was looking for a missing British Consul , obviously this man . |
| 10 | They thought he was reaching for an ornamental knife when in fact he was just picking up a pair of socks . |
| 11 | For one terrible second she thought he was reaching for the knife . |
| 12 | ‘ The stewardess thought he was weeping for happiness at being free . |
| 13 | The candidate thought he was going for an interview to be MD when the client thought he was to meet the proposed finance director . |
| 14 | I thought he was going for the interview for the job |
| 15 | I thought he was going for three weeks . |
| 16 | But Preston found he was scanning the crowd at about the right height for an eight-year-old child , and it was only after a while that he realised he was looking for Uncle Titch . |
| 17 | Then the 62-year-old globetrotter from Bristol revealed he was looking for two more women ! |
| 18 | Then he remembered he was looking for his friend . |
| 19 | He never found anything ; when I left he was waiting for a new pair to be brought up from Auckland , and wondering if the insurance company would cough up . |
| 20 | Thus , French High Commissioner Pignon was hoping for American assistance in replacing and repairing military equipment ; said he was prepared for US military aid to go direct to the Vietnam government ; but also , in order to deter a Chinese invasion of Tonkin , was trying to talk the US into sending warships , particularly aircraft-carriers , into Indo-Chinese waters . |
| 21 | On arrival , however , Mr Cristiani said he was looking for reconciliation and wanted a ceasefire in El Salvador . |
| 22 | On arrival , however , Mr Cristiani said he was looking for reconciliation and wanted a ceasefire in El Salvador . |
| 23 | Finally he took me in to his office and said he was looking for Girls to work at the Winter Gardens , Blackpool . |
| 24 | ‘ He said he was looking for enthusiasm and his gut instinct for people . ’ |
| 25 | Siemens AG is disputing a politically-sensitive article carried in The Wall Street Journal Europe on February 16 , which claims that , for the first time , a top Siemens manager , Heinrich von Pierer , said he was looking for a strategic partner for ailing Siemens Nixdorf Informationssysteme AG ( CI No 2,117 ) : Pierer allegedly stated that he was not interested in a ‘ one-sided partnership ’ , rather in one that involved ‘ real co-operation ’ ; according to Computerwoche , Siemens denied any claim that it was seeking shelter for Siemens Nixdorf under the umbrella of Japanese or US competitors , ‘ like the other three European computer firms ’ ; the Journal 's London office says the paper is sticking by its story . |
| 26 | Siemens AG is disputing a politically-sensitive article carried in The Wall Street Journal Europe on February 16 , which claims that , for the first time , a top Siemens manager , Heinrich von Pierer , said he was looking for a strategic partner for ailing Siemens Nixdorf Informationssysteme AG : Pierer allegedly stated that he was not interested in a ‘ one-sided partnership ’ , rather in one that involved ‘ real co-operation ’ ; according to Computerwoche , Siemens denied any claim that it was seeking shelter for Siemens Nixdorf under the umbrella of Japanese or US competitors , ‘ like the other three European computer firms ’ ; the Journal 's London office says the paper is sticking by its story . |
| 27 | The club 's community development officer , Mike Rigg , said he was looking for eight unemployed young men and women , aged 19 or over , to organise soccer schools as part of the 12-month Employment Training plan . |
| 28 | He started looking into corners for the bugging device , though he said he was searching for a stray cigarette , left over from the days when he smoked . |
| 29 | He said he was coming for some gnocchi tonight . |
| 30 | The sun had not yet risen when Eddie Aikau said he was going for help . |