Example sentences of "he [vb past] [be] looking for " in BNC.
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| 1 | He 'd been looking for that for ages . |
| 2 | And he would ask a few questions , say he 'd been looking for a few hours . |
| 3 | The Raubvogel had just entered the short tunnel that led out of the cavern , when Katze finally found what he 'd been looking for . |
| 4 | So he 'd been looking for her . |
| 5 | In June , Roland found what he had been looking for . |
| 6 | He had been looking for a place to live . |
| 7 | The books and papers were wrapped in a silk cloth and , smiling , Craig knew he had found what he had been looking for . |
| 8 | He saw the hideous face of the huge thrashing thing before him , superimposed on that blank mask , and knew that it was the face he had been looking for since the death of his wife and son . |
| 9 | He had been looking for the Face of Death . |
| 10 | He was inclined to believe he had been looking for an excuse to ring her , which was foolish because he did not need an excuse . |
| 11 | He had been looking for the omen Heather might have nerved herself to disregard . |
| 12 | The man claimed he had been looking for his girlfriend when challenged by staff members . |