Example sentences of "[pers pn] [verb] to [be] look for " in BNC.
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| 1 | I happened to be looking for somewhere to mount a small African sculpture I had bought and came upon De Biasi in Tottenham Mews just off Tottenham Court Toad . |
| 2 | ‘ Perhaps I should tell you a little about myself , Mrs Wilson , ’ he said when the maid had gone , ‘ … a little about my family and Elsie 's place in it and how I come to be looking for her after such a long time . ’ |
| 3 | So these are the sorts of things that you want to be looking for . |
| 4 | Each one must have held memories of her father , but she seemed to be looking for something special . |
| 5 | You seem to be looking for a file , and you should be selecting |
| 6 | The people who take this job on , are not necessarily the highest achievers , they tend to be looking for a job with a particular interest in that and are sort of reliable and conscientious people . |
| 7 | We 're not saying , as you well know from my representations , we 're not saying that these sites should be allocated for development now either in total or or in part , unless the Inspector feels that there is a shortage of housing land , that he needs to be looking for additional sites . |
| 8 | He seemed to be looking for something . |
| 9 | It seemed to be looking for something . |