Example sentences of "[pron] [was/were] looking for the [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ Oh , I 'm sorry , I was looking for the loo , ’ I said as casually as I could . |
| 2 | ‘ I was looking for the bathroom , and I surprised him — it was an accident . |
| 3 | I vaguely remembered reminding mum last night that I was looking for the rest of Uncle Rory 's papers . |
| 4 | I always seem to , I think we , we were always at Stanford Hall that we must , it was a must that we have a good programme because if somebody comes and there 's nothing doing , they think well you know yo I , I , you see I suppose I 've got that orientated into Guild work but a friend of mine enticed me to go to er a club and erm it 's just simply for any age group , any sex male or female , but you must bereaved you know and erm she is a widow and I was widow , so I went but you see we , we sat round and you just , there was nothing organised and to me who had always been organised , I just felt so like a lost soul you know and er then one chappie put some records on and you cou and you could n't dance to them and I said oh , you know to me I thought wh you know but I do n't want to do it , I 've got enough to do but , I , I was straight away , I was looking for the organisation behind it you know . |
| 5 | If someone was looking for The Bar in those days — because there was no name written up or sign for it , no lights at all , and not even a number on the door , Madame liked to keep it that way even when she did n't have to any more — I mean when she opened up we may all have been in a sort of hiding , and not many people knew about The Bar and our life there , but it was n't that way later , and now you know we can have lights and advertising and you see boys queueing up outside every night , very public , and I like to see that — but in those days , in those days if somebody arranged to meet you for a date there , and it was their first time and they were n't sure how to find us , you 'd joke with them , and you 'd say well first there is a wedding , and then there 's a death , and there 's the news , and then there 's us ; meaning , first there 's the shop with the flowers , the real ones , and next door to that is the undertaker 's with the fake flowers in the window , china , all dusty ; and then the newsagent 's and magazine shop , and then right next door to that is The Bar . |
| 6 | The big city was a powerful draw to youngsters who were looking for the chance to better themselves . |
| 7 | You were looking for the ring … |
| 8 | ‘ You were looking for the creature , ’ the Doctor realized . |
| 9 | She was looking for the opportunity to extend her holdings in Glasgow , but she was unsure if she wanted to expand her business in the same district as her first premises — perhaps she ought to move upmarket , rather like her London operation . |
| 10 | He bet she was looking for the fox . |
| 11 | They are said to have explained that they were looking for the conductor to buy their tickets as Stonehouse station did not sell tickets at that time of night . |
| 12 | Sutton pleaded his innocence and said : ‘ I think he was looking for the dive . |
| 13 | He was looking for the bowl of eggs he had seen earlier . |
| 14 | Pascoe thought about it ; he was looking for the clue he knew he must have missed . |
| 15 | ‘ He was looking for the environment he knew … straight hair , no sunglasses , a good grey suit , collar and tie . ’ |
| 16 | I told him he was looking for the mother he 'd never had , but of course he would n't listen . |