Example sentences of "[verb] be looking for [pron] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ Professor Howard has been looking for you , ’ she informed me . |
| 2 | So he 'd been looking for her . |
| 3 | This might sound , to Albert , as if she 'd been looking for him . |
| 4 | She must have been looking for me because a few seconds later she spotted me and came over . |
| 5 | But no one else would have been looking for it . |
| 6 | 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 . |
| 7 | Somebody had been looking for something . |
| 8 | He has lived in this pleasant suburb 45 years , entirely unaware that Kirk , Keef , Claptout and all of Led Zeppelin had been looking for him to apologise for stealing his songs and to pay him much-needed royalties . |
| 9 | At the big house I met the Officer who had been looking for me earlier on . |
| 10 | She calmly told me that the police had called round and that Nassim had been looking for me . |
| 11 | They were barely inside the front door when the elderly housekeeper appeared and told Cinzia that Signorina Cook had been looking for her . |
| 12 | The man claimed he had been looking for his girlfriend when challenged by staff members . |
| 13 | ‘ You 've been looking for me ? ’ |
| 14 | They 've been looking for me to take me back . ’ |
| 15 | He said , ‘ In fact , they 've been looking for him . |
| 16 | I 've been looking for him all afternoon , but he must have been tied up with work . |
| 17 | And he said , ‘ Do you know , all my life I 've been looking for somebody who could do everything for three pounds a week . ’ |
| 18 | ‘ We 've been looking for you for ages , ’ he said . |
| 19 | ‘ I 've been looking for you everywhere . |
| 20 | I 've been looking for you everywhere . |
| 21 | ‘ I 've been looking for you everywhere , ’ he said breathlessly . |
| 22 | ‘ I 've been looking for you , Tommy . ’ |
| 23 | " We 've been looking for you , " said Hazel . |
| 24 | He said , ‘ I 've been looking for you , Charlie . ’ |
| 25 | ‘ I 've been looking for you all over the house . ’ |
| 26 | We 've been looking for you for some months . |
| 27 | ‘ I 've been looking for you everywhere . |
| 28 | ‘ I 've been looking for you for days , now , ’ he said . |
| 29 | ‘ I 've been looking for you , ’ said Rachaela . |
| 30 | I 've been looking for you for years , but I only knew the name that she used to call you — Prince Charming . |