Example sentences of "[noun prp] [was/were] looking [prep] [art] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | His head rested on the pillow at an unusual angle , the chin tilted abnormally high , so that , from the foot of the bed , Richard was looking into the dark pits of his nostrils . |
| 2 | Corbett was looking for a suitable place as the crowd began to disperse when Benstede returned , accompanied by a thin , stooping figure with watery eyes , a drinker 's red nose and a wispy beard . |
| 3 | Maggie was looking at the corporal standing at the other side of the counter as she said , ‘ Sorry , no sandwiches left ; only wads , I 'm afraid . ’ |
| 4 | Having coached Waikato in the New Zealand provincial championship for some years , Ross was looking for a new challenge and the opportunity to come to Northampton came at exactly the right moment . |
| 5 | After years of living in several buildings scattered around Soho Square and Oxford Street , Fitch was looking for a permanent headquarters to physically unite its ‘ multi-disciplinary ’ practice . |
| 6 | When de Kooning was looking for a bigger space , Vicente suggested he take a studio next to his . |
| 7 | When Félicie Cendrars saw them again Jeanne and Modi were looking for a reliable wet-nurse , since neither she nor her mother ‘ could do anything with little Jeanne . |
| 8 | Mungo was looking for a straight answer . |
| 9 | Moreover he knew that Harwell were looking for the crucial neutron spectrum which , surely , would clinch everything . |
| 10 | In this case , though , is n't it more likely that Joanna was looking for the same 15 minutes of fame achieved by Australian nightclub singer Fairlie Arrow a year ago ? |
| 11 | Tim was looking through an old photograph album she 'd put out , with pictures of previous Christmases . |
| 12 | During the mid 1970s Californian collector Gary Harris was looking for a suitable warbird to acquire and restore . |
| 13 | Ex-Wigan favourite Iro was looking on the bright side yesterday . |