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 . |