Example sentences of "[vb past] he [be] looking for " in BNC.
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| 1 | Later , after Mother died , we heard he was looking for a sponsor and planning another solitary voyage . |
| 2 | Although he did n't say so , Lyn knew he was looking for the marks of Peach 's claws . |
| 3 | The Doctor nodded to himself as one piece of the puzzle clicked into place , explaining why everyone thought he was looking for a missing British Consul , obviously this man . |
| 4 | But Preston found he was scanning the crowd at about the right height for an eight-year-old child , and it was only after a while that he realised he was looking for Uncle Titch . |
| 5 | Then the 62-year-old globetrotter from Bristol revealed he was looking for two more women ! |
| 6 | Then he remembered he was looking for his friend . |
| 7 | On arrival , however , Mr Cristiani said he was looking for reconciliation and wanted a ceasefire in El Salvador . |
| 8 | On arrival , however , Mr Cristiani said he was looking for reconciliation and wanted a ceasefire in El Salvador . |
| 9 | Finally he took me in to his office and said he was looking for Girls to work at the Winter Gardens , Blackpool . |
| 10 | ‘ He said he was looking for enthusiasm and his gut instinct for people . ’ |
| 11 | Siemens AG is disputing a politically-sensitive article carried in The Wall Street Journal Europe on February 16 , which claims that , for the first time , a top Siemens manager , Heinrich von Pierer , said he was looking for a strategic partner for ailing Siemens Nixdorf Informationssysteme AG ( CI No 2,117 ) : Pierer allegedly stated that he was not interested in a ‘ one-sided partnership ’ , rather in one that involved ‘ real co-operation ’ ; according to Computerwoche , Siemens denied any claim that it was seeking shelter for Siemens Nixdorf under the umbrella of Japanese or US competitors , ‘ like the other three European computer firms ’ ; the Journal 's London office says the paper is sticking by its story . |
| 12 | Siemens AG is disputing a politically-sensitive article carried in The Wall Street Journal Europe on February 16 , which claims that , for the first time , a top Siemens manager , Heinrich von Pierer , said he was looking for a strategic partner for ailing Siemens Nixdorf Informationssysteme AG : Pierer allegedly stated that he was not interested in a ‘ one-sided partnership ’ , rather in one that involved ‘ real co-operation ’ ; according to Computerwoche , Siemens denied any claim that it was seeking shelter for Siemens Nixdorf under the umbrella of Japanese or US competitors , ‘ like the other three European computer firms ’ ; the Journal 's London office says the paper is sticking by its story . |
| 13 | The club 's community development officer , Mike Rigg , said he was looking for eight unemployed young men and women , aged 19 or over , to organise soccer schools as part of the 12-month Employment Training plan . |