Example sentences of "[vb past] be look for [pron] " in BNC.

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1 So he 'd been looking for her .
2 This might sound , to Albert , as if she 'd been looking for him .
3 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 .
4 Somebody had been looking for something .
5 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 .
6 At the big house I met the Officer who had been looking for me earlier on .
7 She calmly told me that the police had called round and that Nassim had been looking for me .
8 They were barely inside the front door when the elderly housekeeper appeared and told Cinzia that Signorina Cook had been looking for her .
9 The man claimed he had been looking for his girlfriend when challenged by staff members .
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