Example sentences of "said [pers pn] [be] [v-ing] for " in BNC.
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| 1 | Well , he said he was a writer , and I said I was looking for plays to invest in and why did n't he write one about his friend , and a couple of months later he 'd written something pretty splendid , had n't he ? |
| 2 | So I said I was waiting for my sister , Mrs Webb . |
| 3 | ‘ You said you were looking for me . ’ |
| 4 | Mind you , I mean , we got no whisky anyway so I said she 's looking for somebody who erm drinks at erm a spot of whisky . |
| 5 | She made her get into bed and said she was sending for the blue ladies right away . |
| 6 | She concentrated on the one with the trousers and said she was looking for George . |
| 7 | Well they asked for you , and your name , and I said no you were n't in , and then said we 're looking for Joanne . |
| 8 | and he said we 're aiming for five thousand . |
| 9 | They bought out , this company have bought out a new tile and he said they 're looking for a sort of nice house to have as a sort of a show house and then he thinks he 'll get them for nothing . |
| 10 | Well if Vicky 's in hospital she said they 're going for the day there . |
| 11 | Tonight the police said they are checking for any similarities with previous attacks . |
| 12 | COLA Director Gerry Thompson said they are waiting for ideas to formulate . |
| 13 | They said they were looking for me and I had to go with them back to the convent . ’ |
| 14 | FEDERAL officials yesterday made one arrest in their search for the bombers of the World Trade Centre in New York and authorities said they were looking for other suspects . |
| 15 | The testers presented themselves at factory gates , the minority one first and the other about half an hour later , and said they were looking for work . |
| 16 | ‘ Darling , ’ Arabella had said , ‘ You know that PR firm I did some work for ? I was talking with their boss the other day , and he said they were looking for new blood … ’ |
| 17 | ‘ Those burglars he sent — you said they were looking for something . |
| 18 | Judges said they were looking for a pleasing colour , a sharp flavour and a good fruity smell . |
| 19 | Police said they were looking for three young men in connection with the raid on Wednesday night . |
| 20 | But a young couple with a seven-year-old daughter said they were leaving for good . |
| 21 | In answer to our enquiries they said they were waiting for goods coming from Egypt to receive customs clearance . |
| 22 | Said they were talking for somebody big . |
| 23 | On arrival , however , Mr Cristiani said he was looking for reconciliation and wanted a ceasefire in El Salvador . |
| 24 | On arrival , however , Mr Cristiani said he was looking for reconciliation and wanted a ceasefire in El Salvador . |
| 25 | Finally he took me in to his office and said he was looking for Girls to work at the Winter Gardens , Blackpool . |
| 26 | ‘ He said he was looking for enthusiasm and his gut instinct for people . ’ |
| 27 | 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 . |
| 28 | 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 . |
| 29 | 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 . |
| 30 | 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 . |