Example sentences of "[prep] [conj] searching for " in BNC.
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| 1 | The trainer sat up in his chair and looked about the table as if searching for something to throw at her . |
| 2 | He started to pat his pockets , as if searching for an ID . |
| 3 | Nicholson dismissed the warders , returning to the window for a moment as if searching for something out in the windswept yard . |
| 4 | He tilts his head and gazes into my face as if searching for the answer . |
| 5 | The man was alone ; he looked alternately towards the house and then down , as if searching for something on the dashboard . |
| 6 | She looked into his eyes , as if searching for something in them ; her white face made the dark , heavy-browed eyes look lost and empty , and after a while he could not look into them anymore , and had to smile and look away . |
| 7 | He paused , as if searching for the right words . |
| 8 | When she looked up the mountainside , as if searching for help there , I realized that she still had fear of me , little knowing the true state of affairs , and felt herself like an animal in a trap . |
| 9 | He stared down at her for a few seconds , almost as if searching for some clue hidden in her expression . |
| 10 | He looked at me and chewed his bottom lip as if searching for a remnant of breakfast . |
| 11 | ‘ Guy is not a yuppie , ’ Charles remonstrated , in the voice he reserved for humouring his little sister when she was being most irritating , ‘ He just happens to be a very successful … ’ her brother hesitated a fraction as if searching for the most appropriate description ‘ … entrepreneur . ’ |
| 12 | What I look for when searching for a ‘ new ’ big bream water are the points I have mentioned : fifteen or more acres of water , and rich feed . |