Example sentences of "[verb] [pron] i [was/were] look [prep] " in BNC.
Next page| No | Sentence |
|---|---|
| 1 | We goes up town the following week then to get and I forget what I was looking for , oh it was I was looking for your blouse |
| 2 | Finally , at one of the smaller institutes , one on the Restoration of Palaces , I found what I was looking for . |
| 3 | Sure enough I found what I was looking for : a concealed pocket inside the quilted jerkin . |
| 4 | They had already found what I was looking for , traces of gun oil , some brown dog hairs and minute traces of dead flesh . ’ |
| 5 | By the way , I 've found what I was looking for . |
| 6 | ‘ I did n't want the Russians on my track if they knew what I was looking for — just think what it would mean if it turned up now ? |
| 7 | … they brought their homework in and made a list of … aspects like their use of materials , time , care , etc … so they knew what I was looking for , and then I spoke to each child individually and asked ‘ What would you give this piece out of ten ’ and so we obviously had to define our assessment objectives . |
| 8 | He knew what I was looking for ; and he indicated that he might be able to help . |
| 9 | Finally , turning a corner , I saw what I was looking for . |
| 10 | In this I may be vulnerable , for I was on the lookout for miracles and it was while watching Nancy , listening to her and eventually breaking my own icy shield and talking to her , that I came close to seeing what I was looking for . |
| 11 | I knew Penny Lane and it was , alas , enough Crilly , and when my father came one day and asked what I was looking at , I said Penny Lane and he stood for awhile and looked for awhile , while the roof held its breath it seemed and then he said , after all that standing and all that looking , he said , ‘ You 're right ’ , and hoisted me up upon his shoulders . |
| 12 | Having established what I was looking into , my interlocutor would ask , ‘ And have you found anything which makes you believe it 's true ? ’ |