Example sentences of "was [adv] looking for [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He was obviously looking for directions , but he certain |
| 2 | The Duchess was desperately looking for help . |
| 3 | She gasped at this admission , then realised he was just looking for ways to beat himself up . |
| 4 | He was always looking for work , ’ one said . |
| 5 | He was also looking for ways to satisfy the recurrent Treasury demands for economy . |
| 6 | ‘ He was out looking for Jesus . ’ |
| 7 | ‘ I know ; Dippy Martin was out looking for Cissie . ’ |
| 8 | Janice MacGregor was a perfectly nice person , and she , Shiona , in her hyped-up state , was simply looking for things to criticise . |
| 9 | I was n't looking for trouble . |