Example sentences of "[adv] looking for [indef pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | When faced with one ‘ old boy type ’ executive' who on meeting her with a view to beginning an assignment declared that there was no place for women in his business , she announced that as he was obviously only looking for someone just like himself , he could do that better than she could . |
| 2 | ‘ Grubbing around amongst the undergrowth beside the path , obviously looking for something . ’ |
| 3 | ‘ I put my headlights on to see if that would help the policemen who were obviously looking for someone . |
| 4 | Some way past the hotel , still on the few hundred yards of concrete ‘ promenade ’ , I saw a very tall elderly man standing and bending in the middle of the road , apparently looking for something . |
| 5 | And if we are not looking for something which is as restrictive as greenbelt we ought neither to be expressing in whatever terms a presumption or describing something which is permissible as an exception . |
| 6 | Police said they were not looking for anyone else in connection with the deaths . |
| 7 | They 're not looking for anyone else . |
| 8 | We 've found a shot gun and are not looking for anyone in connection with this . |
| 9 | Police are not looking for anyone else in connection with the killings . |
| 10 | Police said they were not looking for anyone else in connection with the discovery . |
| 11 | ‘ We are treating this as murder , but we are not looking for anyone else in connection with it , ’ an RUC spokesman said . |
| 12 | Cleveland Police have said they are not looking for anyone else in connection with the murder and are not reopening the case . |
| 13 | Police investigating the cause of a suspicious house fire in which a 33-year-old man died said yesterday ( Wed ) they were not looking for anyone else in connection with the incident . |
| 14 | Police are not looking for anyone else in connection with their deaths . |
| 15 | Det Supt Ken Woodward , who led the murder investigation , said outside court : ‘ We are not looking for anyone else in connection with this inquiry unless anything new comes up . |
| 16 | Her pregnancy made it acceptable that she was just there , soaking in the sun , not looking for anything , not seeking , not doing anything . |
| 17 | ‘ I 'm not looking for anything . ’ |
| 18 | Sometimes I may spend a week just looking for something I want . ’ |
| 19 | I was just looking for something . |
| 20 | Nobody 's stolen anything from you , you stole it all yourself and sent it abroad , and now you 're just looking for someone to blame . |
| 21 | As a matter of fact , they 're already looking for someone else . ’ |
| 22 | But he was always looking for something extra off the ice too , through dare-devil exploits like deep sea diving and motor racing . |
| 23 | We 're always looking for something missing in life . |
| 24 | I did n't pay them no heed at the time , because in this town somebody is always looking for somebody . |
| 25 | We were always looking for someone who could give us help . |
| 26 | ‘ You 'd be better off looking for someone else , ’ she smiled , her attempts at light banter failing miserably . |
| 27 | They say the Tories are still looking for someone to blame for losing the seat . |
| 28 | Well I 'd imagine they 'd go too there , and they 're still looking for someone . |
| 29 | In the meantime , Henley had become a successful club recognised everywhere as one of the friendliest — where a chap can be assured of a game at weekends by simply turning up looking for one ; a Club with a pretty , well kept , interesting course ; a 19th hole where there is good refreshment and some comfortable chairs ; an excellent Professional 's shop and a social and golfing calendar second to none and the envy of most . |
| 30 | I have therefore given up looking for someone . ’ |