Example sentences of "[pers pn] [verb] [been] look " in BNC.
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| 1 | So , off he went and came back one day saying that he thought he had the song I 'd been looking for . |
| 2 | I 'd been looking forward to telling Charlie how depressed and lonely I 'd been since we moved to London . |
| 3 | During that week I felt the Lord speak to me and I knew that this is what I 'd been looking for all my life and I decided to follow Jesus . |
| 4 | Equally the use of ebony seemed a good choice ; I 'd been looking for an excuse to make something in ebony for ages , anyway ! |
| 5 | ‘ I 'd been looking for a fairly young product which had a range of merchandise to allow a shop to stand on its own two feet . |
| 6 | I 'd been looking down all the time we were talking , but he made me look up then , and our eyes met and I know something passed between us . |
| 7 | ‘ It was just that a couple of times I 'd been looking out , or I 'd just glance up as I passed , and , well , I 'd seen her there . |
| 8 | I 'd been looking forward to seeing you both , and I had wanted to discuss that Unesco thing with you . ’ |
| 9 | Well I knew it was but it the fact that it had a nice easy switch in the base was something that I 'd been looking for . |
| 10 | I had been looking through Situations Vacant in the local newspaper : ‘ Secretarial assistance required … |
| 11 | Or how about if he realised that the real reason I had been looking ‘ better ’ lately had something to do with a £6.99 bargain hair colourant from Clairol ? |
| 12 | If I had been looking for a lover — I admit my husband 's fortunes were not at their brightest , and my friendship with the Philosopher was a little turbulent at that time — then I should not have chosen Gustave . |
| 13 | To dwell on the Caledonian Canal for a moment , this was my first of many passages through which is for me the most beautiful of all the canals — the ultimate in inland waterways , so I had been looking forward to it immensely . |
| 14 | I had been looking forward to going to what I called ‘ big school ’ . |
| 15 | I am disappointed that none of those hon. Members is in his place , because I had been looking forward to their contributions and should have liked to address the odd remark to them , but I shall do that in any event . |
| 16 | Maybe my dad was really and truly dead and what I had been looking at , in the road outside our house and in Furnival Gardens , had been a hologram put out by the Tellenoreans . |
| 17 | If I had been looking , I might have found it . |
| 18 | ‘ I had been looking at the world ratings and the draw certainly is n't what I had expected , ’ said Gregg . |
| 19 | I had been looking for a full-length piece to do anyway and I was also attracted to the idea of working with a ballet company . ’ |
| 20 | As I had already been rock-climbing I decided it was time to take part in the activity which I had been looking forward to , canoeing ! |
| 21 | I saw my new home in October 1981 ; it was about the seventh or eighth place I had been to look at . |
| 22 | ‘ I 've been looking everywhere for you . ’ |
| 23 | ‘ I 've been looking for you everywhere . |
| 24 | I 've been looking for you everywhere . |
| 25 | ‘ I 've been looking forward to meeting you too , ’ she answered , which was true . |
| 26 | ‘ I 've been looking at your expense account , Brian , ’ says Vic , turning over a small pile of bills and receipts . |
| 27 | ‘ I 've been looking for you everywhere , ’ he said breathlessly . |
| 28 | I 've been looking everywhere . |
| 29 | Smith said : ‘ I 've been looking for someone to play wide on the right . |
| 30 | Demelza , five , of Oakworth , West Yorks , said : ‘ She 's just what I 've been looking for . |