Example sentences of "i was [v-ing] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 31 | ‘ When I decided to take the part I was looking for a role that was the opposite of my character Dylan . |
| 32 | Slater says : ‘ I was looking for a new challenge and I am confident that this club will win honours . ’ |
| 33 | It was a long time before I got the fame I was looking for . |
| 34 | I was looking for then features ed James Brown , who 'd phoned me up on the strength of Issue One of my fanzine This Is This ( which went on to sell in excess of 30 copies to my friends and family ) . |
| 35 | They had already found what I was looking for , traces of gun oil , some brown dog hairs and minute traces of dead flesh . ’ |
| 36 | There were a lot of distractions , and I was looking for the . |
| 37 | I was looking for the perfect book and I found it . ’ |
| 38 | And I did n't want to have that 'cause I was looking for respect for me but also for my area of work and it was an absolutely deliberate act . |
| 39 | Finally , at one of the smaller institutes , one on the Restoration of Palaces , I found what I was looking for . |
| 40 | I had no idea what I was looking for and certainly no intention of starting on the filing cabinets . |
| 41 | ‘ Oh , I 'm sorry , I was looking for the loo , ’ I said as casually as I could . |
| 42 | Peter Cook always used to say he did n't know why I was looking for myself , he knew exactly where I was ! |
| 43 | I was looking for some short-cut to getting a complete description of who you are . |
| 44 | But when I looked down , I saw the board was all made of bones and wire ; and I screamed and you said , " Swim — everybody swim " ; and then I was looking for you everywhere and trying to drag you out of a hole in the bank . |
| 45 | I was looking for Claudia . ’ |
| 46 | At first I found this rather frustrating , since I was looking for answers . |
| 47 | I had a very strong idea of what I wanted , even through I had plenty of photos : I knew exactly the kind of movements I was looking for , I 'm glad we did it in two — I do n't think the cricketer would 've been very keen to do it again ! ’ |
| 48 | Yeah I was looking for somewhere he does n't . |
| 49 | Cos say I was looking for angles and that would 've just been fifty up here would n't it . |
| 50 | ‘ I was looking for my matches , ’ said Bunny crossly . |
| 51 | Nobody had heard of Rosie O'Dell ; I was looking for a needle in a haystack . ’ |
| 52 | But I was looking for someone else . |
| 53 | I was looking for a good and intelligent woman to love — ’ |
| 54 | We were living here and there , and I was looking for investors , so we gave a care-of-Cook 's address . |
| 55 | 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 ? |
| 56 | I was looking for something fast and reliable , but not ostentatious . |
| 57 | I was looking for you . |
| 58 | ‘ I did n't want the Russians on my track if they knew what I was looking for — just think what it would mean if it turned up now ? |
| 59 | ‘ I was looking for new challenges , and Cassell as a large independent commercial publisher offers me the scope to publish a wide range of books in a commercial environment . ’ |
| 60 | And eventually I found a job er as assistant to the er clerking to the rating officer , who had also been a member of t , who was a member of the chapel , and er knew I was looking for a job and er , I had n't written to him cos I did n't know this one was coming up . |