Example sentences of "been [v-ing] for somebody " in BNC.
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| 1 | And he said , ‘ Do you know , all my life I 've been looking for somebody who could do everything for three pounds a week . ’ |
| 2 | Manager Alan Murray had been looking for somebody to replace the unlucky Saville , who broke his arm hours after his Pool debut a fortnight ago in a freak restaurant accident . |
| 3 | So when we went to Stylus Records and Telstar you know they were more than than happy to have because they seemed but I think that at at the start had we been looking for somebody here to take us over probably it would never have happened . |
| 4 | I 'm sure I would have missed it had I not been waiting for somebody nearby . |
| 5 | Actually , I 'd been waiting for somebody else but I just happened to be on hand and I could n't just stand there and watch her struggle with all those boxes , suitcases , typewriters , bicycles , stereo systems and so on . |