Example sentences of "[is] looking for [indef pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It 's quite possible that there are one or two old gentlemen , but when one wants to find a new operative , one really is looking for somebody to come in the trade who will be with the firm , all being well , for a number of years . |
| 2 | Britain is looking for something new from this conference . |
| 3 | But among the oldies who have given the project their support are Malcolm McLaren and Elvis Costello , which suggests that the ENO is looking for something a little off the beaten operatic track , not to say strange and unusual . |
| 4 | Perhaps the Frank Slade role is a sign that Pacino is looking for something to stretch him , because he 's also about to embark on another slightly unusual project . |
| 5 | This requires a successful I test , with a -20 penalty , for any character who specifically states he is looking for something out of the ordinary . |
| 6 | The network is looking for something extra . |
| 7 | The current NCT representative on the ( wait for it ) West Midlands Regional Health Authority 's Health Promotion Group 's Ante-Natal Care Action Group ( what a mouthful ) is about to retire and is looking for someone to take over . |
| 8 | The bank is looking for someone canny — not to say extremely gifted — who has developed the right skills in a reasonably sized corporate environment within a few years of qualifying . |
| 9 | However , when the market is sharp and clear and there is a need for very strong , talented individuals to fill the position , when the client is looking for someone with outstanding ability to run the business or to be a senior director , then talking to a headhunter may well be the best first step . |
| 10 | My uncle is looking for someone to replace a partner who 's retiring . ’ |
| 11 | Well let me speak to my brother first but erm give Geoff a call , I know that he 's looking for something . |
| 12 | He 's looking for something . |
| 13 | Mind you , I mean , we got no whisky anyway so I said she 's looking for somebody who erm drinks at erm a spot of whisky . |
| 14 | She 's looking for somebody to back her up ! |
| 15 | He do n't put any of his clothes away and if he 's looking for anything it 's all fling out of drawers and on the floor , he do n't care . |