were looking for, were searching for
Nous vous cherchions pour vous proposer une alliance.
We were looking for you to propose an alliance.
— Star Wars, épisode I - La Menace fantôme (1999)
C'est pour ça que Ron et moi le cherchions.
That's why Ron and I were looking for him.
— Harry Potter et la Chambre des secrets (2002)
We weren't looking for them.
We were looking for her.
Il est précisément l'homme que nous cherchions.
He is precisely the man we were looking for.
We were looking for you.