Something like:declare @tab1 table (id bigint identity(1,1), col1 varchar(100), col2 varchar(100))insert into @tab1 select 'I am Whooper Swan Jr.', 'and my father is Whooper Swan Sr.' union allselect 'I am Hooper Swanson', 'and my father is Whooper Swanson Sr.' union allselect 'I am Whooper Seewan Jr.', 'and my father is Whooper Swan Sr.' union allselect 'I am Whoper Swan Jr.', 'and my father is Whooper Swan Sr.'select * from @tab1 where col1 like '%Whooper Swan%' and col2 like '%Whooper Swan%'id col1 col2 -------------------- -------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------- 1 I am Whooper Swan Jr. and my father is Whooper Swan Sr.(1 row(s) affected)