Example sentences of "[prep] what [pers pn] be look for " in BNC.
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| 1 | Erm and erm and then obviously that 's something round in the region of what we 're looking for . |
| 2 | Even with minerals and lost objects we have a reasonably clear idea of what we are looking for and the dowser can be proved right or wrong . |
| 3 | Much of the difficulty of identification is caused by an almost complete ignorance of what we are looking for . |
| 4 | drawing up a list of questions in advance , is advised for standard interviews , so that comparison between candidates is easier and the interviewers have a clear idea of what they are looking for ; |
| 5 | ‘ In order to get that Job , Scott , you have to clarify one thing in your mind — a picture of what they 're looking for as an anchorman . ’ |
| 6 | Vivienne Westwood , current British Designer of the Year , had a very clear idea of what she was looking for : ‘ Something unorthodox that people have n't seen before . |
| 7 | Her own college , at first encounter , struck her as somewhat dimly conformist , with long brown corridors and an unexpectedly high proportion of young women apparently wrapped up in the triumphs of yesteryear on the hockey field or in the prefects ' Common Room , but even there she had discovered part of what she was looking for : in the persons of Liz Ablewhite ( now Headleand ) and Esther Breuer ( still Breuer ) she had discovered it , and rediscovered it there each time she met them , which was , these days , on average once a fortnight . |
| 8 | The knack in dowsing is to be in the right frame of mind , not caring too much what answer you get , but at the same time having a clear idea of what you are looking for , otherwise you are opening yourself up to a very wide ‘ waveband ’ and things will get very confused . |
| 9 | ( 1 ) A clear understanding of what you are looking for : |
| 10 | As we suggest in more detail in Chapters 2 and 3 , you will be able to find materials more easily and see the best arrangement for them when you have formed a sense of what you are looking for . |
| 11 | It should be said , nevertheless , that powerful search techniques , across such large databases , will still only contribute effectively to your essay-writing or research if you maintain a clear sense of what you are looking for and why — a guiding principle which is itself independent of the technology . |
| 12 | ‘ Would I be right in saying that we have n't provided you with what you were looking for when you came here ? ’ |
| 13 | Our methods should be appropriate to what we are looking for , and we should be clear what our motive is . |
| 14 | She might just be the key to what I 'm looking for … ’ |
| 15 | But as the owner of one of the sites you 've been turning over , could you be more specific about what they 're looking for ? |
| 16 | In all these matters the more you know about the media and the more you know about what they 're looking for and the more you know about techniques and the more you can develop things , the greater the possibilities are and the greater the opportunities . |
| 17 | This means that they should be clear about what they are to look for in the performance and how they are to judge these points . |
| 18 | In making initial contact with someone , write or speak to him ( or her ) about what you are looking for — someone with whom to discuss your Christian life and pilgrimage . |
| 19 | Think about what you are looking for when you consult a textbook . |
| 20 | Erm , but I 'd just like , like you to take a look at the , the sort of commercial awareness bit , and , and to look at what we 're looking for . |