Example sentences of "[indef pn] look for " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ Now everyone looks for ways to solve problems . |
| 2 | Everyone looks for different types of friends at different ages . |
| 3 | Mrs Bennett of West Yorkshire made a similar complaint about Lovejoy : the character ‘ warned an acquaintance that someone looking for him ‘ wants his balls on a fork' . ’ |
| 4 | ‘ If we do n't return them , ’ I say , ‘ Mama 's gon na notice her boys ai n't back , and she 's gon na send someone looking for them . ’ |
| 5 | There 's someone looking for him . ’ |
| 6 | So you got two choices : either you send someone to look for these clowns , or you say , ‘ Oh well , I do n't know , something must have happened , and I 'll forget all about it . |
| 7 | I stood in the gloaming for the longest 30 seconds of my life while someone looked for a light switch . |
| 8 | He must ha , he was looking , somebody looking for a house . |
| 9 | But if one looks for Britain 's centre of gravity , it is found to be nearer the first in each pair of choices above . |
| 10 | It is to the Standard that one looks for the first record of all . |
| 11 | One finds reassurance in foreign examples if one looks for it : but ought we not to be looking more for stimulus ? |
| 12 | The remarkable novels of S. E. Hinton — for instance , The Outsiders and That Was Then , This Is Now — describe the operation of honour as it exists within American city gangs with a passionate conviction one looks for in vain in many similar contemporary adventure fictions . |
| 13 | If one looks for the perfect image of a great country seat in the Victorian novel , it is hard to better this one , seen by middle-class eyes which have no place in the picture they present to the reader : |
| 14 | It 's also ironic that the whole discussion could have taken place on radio , which would have enabled one to look for a dictionary or just take a walk round the room . |
| 15 | For anybody looking for the ultimate adrenaline experience , I would have to recommend Bungee Jumping . |
| 16 | Anyone looking for refinement and smoothness would be well advised to look elsewhere because these cars are mechanically harsh and lumpy with a mighty thirst when extended . |
| 17 | This can be so useful to anyone looking for a secondary school , especially for the young couple with a growing child who are looking for a new area to move into . |
| 18 | Anyone looking for the window frame should get in touch with me , ’ he said . |
| 19 | Up to now , I would have directed anyone looking for these works , especially as played on ‘ period ’ instruments , to the Hyperion set by the London Fortepiano Trio ( ) . |
| 20 | I would recommend this book as a useful reference to students and those working in environmental analysis , and to anyone looking for an introduction to immunochemical assays and their applications . |
| 21 | Is anyone looking for her ? |
| 22 | If quality control is up to scratch and this kind of general finish is maintained throughout the range , then I would not hesitate in recommending a Rockwood to anyone looking for a good , all-round , budget guitar . |
| 23 | Anyone looking for a small rural base should find real value for money in ‘ courtyard developments ’ created from farms and their outbuildings . |
| 24 | She knew that Maxie was acquainted with the bulk of the male population of Tollemarche , because anyone looking for a car sooner or later strolled through his car lot . |
| 25 | Because papers and cards do not move about , and also accept adhesives easily , they are much easier to work on than fabric , and so are perfect for beginners , as well as anyone looking for different and unusual effects . |
| 26 | Anyone looking for an exotic finish to a room need go no further than Ravissant . |