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The phrase "anyone was looking" is grammatically correct and can be used in written English.
It can be used in contexts where you are referring to whether or not someone was observing or paying attention to something.
Example: "I didn't realize that anyone was looking when I made that mistake."
Alternatives: "if anyone was watching" or "whether anyone was observing".
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But punk's own rule book — its costume of anarchy — was plenty powerful before anyone was looking.
Scarcely anyone was looking or listening when Armstrong placed his foot on the moon.
When he showed me he checked to see if anyone was looking.
"If anyone was looking for smut, they would be disappointed," she said.
If anyone was looking for a splash of excitement on the men's tour, Safin and Kiefer supplied the color.
One reason we are unsure why the slowdown began when it did is that hardly anyone was looking back then.
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"It's not so much that anyone is looking to preserve a tradition," Smith said.
"If anyone is looking for holiday candles, they are sold out," he says.
It is not as if anyone is looking to get arrested, but they are preparing for it.
The bad news is that it's not the one that anyone is looking for.
"Dick, why don't you take the dog out and see if anyone is looking for it?" "Brownie, here?
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