Example sentences of "looking for a [noun] [verb] [pron] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Knowing what I do now [ he says ] , I think the DIA was looking for a way to get me back to Beirut to salvage what it could from the Asmar wreck . |
| 2 | The truth is that C is a convenient scapegoat for those upset by The Shamen 's commercial ambitions and looking for a way to convince themselves that , underneath it all , Colin 's still credible . |
| 3 | And erm and then we went and got my fruit and veg and then we went in Top Marks and got them so we never got we went through for a video really , never got round to looking for a video did we ? |
| 4 | Finlayson followed Woolley all around the squadron looking for a chance to get his own back . |
| 5 | After you 've swapped your pounds for punts , and you 're looking for a bed to rest your jet-lagged body try Isaac 's , a comfortable hotel in Frenchman 's Lane . |
| 6 | He says : we 're looking for a millionaire to buy it for his wife as the ideal shopping car . |
| 7 | ‘ Called hup this morning , ’ Willie heard him say , ‘ so if you know anyone who 'd be looking for a job let me know . |
| 8 | Some sort of renegade , some dreadful little creature looking for a cause to pin himself to , I expect . |
| 9 | By looking for a set result you are excluding all the learning potential from the exercise . |
| 10 | If you are looking for a bargain check our early and late holidays for specially low rates . |
| 11 | You know Matilda is always looking for a reason to punish you . ’ |
| 12 | Now I 'm looking for an apartment to call my own , then I will be able to leave all my bags there and have something to return to . |
| 13 | DRI/McGraw-Hill is looking for an individual to join its sales and support team in its London office . |
| 14 | Hunter-Blair said he warned MacQuillan that it was being whispered around Westminster that the unions had evolved a protective strategy and were looking for an opportunity to test it . |
| 15 | The ruling Liberal Democratic Party had been looking for an excuse to reward its friends in the building industry for their financial support . |
| 16 | ‘ I think , ’ he murmured softly , ‘ I was looking for an excuse to shake you … ’ |
| 17 | He was inclined to believe he had been looking for an excuse to ring her , which was foolish because he did not need an excuse . |
| 18 | Equally the use of ebony seemed a good choice ; I 'd been looking for an excuse to make something in ebony for ages , anyway ! |