Example sentences of "[noun] looking for [indef pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ We have spent months looking for someone to lead our efforts , ’ he said . |
| 2 | I had promised to go round the shops looking for something suitable , since my mother had shown that she wished to accompany me . |
| 3 | For the first time visitor to the area , or local walkers looking for something new , this is an excellent guide providing a good foundation to appreciate this little known and one of the least spoilt areas of England . |
| 4 | In particular , the boys drift into and out of minor delinquencies while hanging around the streets in groups looking for something to do , as the following extract from his study illustrates . |
| 5 | Members of the public reading his speech will claw through its 47 minutes looking for anything that has happened in the past year for which the Government can claim credit . |
| 6 | aha and he says I 've been to the nice wee man he says he remembers ah going round all the houses looking for somebody to do in Apple Street and he went and told what 's his name ? |
| 7 | A story of a man called Texaz looking for his woman and of a girl called Sabi looking for something else . |
| 8 | They keep one end firmly in the ground while the other end explores the surface looking for anything organic . |
| 9 | We broke open all the boxes of plastic explosives , fuses and detonators , and walked around with Sergeant-Major Barlerin looking for something to attach our bombs to . |
| 10 | He passed theatres sleepy with morning , and walked on to Singleton 's bookshop , noted for its excellent array of new books and old books , and for its service to customers looking for something special in the way of rare editions . |
| 11 | Or is the Department of the En Environment looking for something a more specific area than a district ? |
| 12 | And I missed that in the seventies and eighties , and my wife said you know you 're mad , towards the late eighties she told me off , she said you 're mad , you 'll spend your life looking for something that you 've already got , for god 's sake just concentrate on what you r are , you 're an actor , do that , perform . |
| 13 | He says we 've had wide and varied enquiries — especially from London-based purchasers looking for something for the weekend — something he can tell his friends ’ Well actually I live in a turreted folly in the Cotswolds ! ’ … |
| 14 | I ran off through the hospital looking for someone . |
| 15 | Gardeners looking for something different are turning to a new hobby … growing meat-eating plants . |
| 16 | Many tens of thousands of people of all ages and occupations , from all over the country , join Dateline every year looking for someone to love . |
| 17 | A significant indicator of poverty in any society is the number of people who can be seen poking in rubbish bins looking for something that is still usable , since surviving off society 's rubbish epitomises ultimate poverty . |