Example sentences of "[adv] look [prep] some [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Nevertheless if they were going to fly again they were gon na pay for a seat and they 're only looking for some recompense towards a new new ticket what 's wrong with sending them a voucher y'know , a properly produced voucher that we c that 's controlled properly by and all they do is guarantee any travel at their normal travel agent , do the business , attach the voucher to the B S P |
| 2 | Searching Ellie 's face , perhaps looking for some resemblance , she gave a funny little sigh . |
| 3 | I 'm not looking for some sinecure of a job with the cosy family firm , Lucy ! |
| 4 | Yeah , I got the impression when the TV commentators were going on about the Turks being in Europe for the last 10 years they were just looking for some excuse to explain th scum 's ineptitude . |
| 5 | Erm if it 's um well generally speaking I think , thinking about what the sort of consensus would be among people who who study this sort of thing , they 're usually looking for some sort of of discrepancy in ages or powers or something . |
| 6 | He could start thinking he 's a poached egg and wander off looking for some toast to sit on . ’ |
| 7 | Faldo , with his first round of 74 , had also looked in some danger . |
| 8 | ‘ We are really looking for some sort of justice for these people . |
| 9 | can you , can you go out look for some paper ? |
| 10 | Therapist : ‘ OK , we have looked at your current difficulties , let's now look at some background information [ turns page of assessment sheet ] . |
| 11 | The book then looks in some detail at the Reagan energy plan , condemning it as ‘ unbearably expensive , socially disruptive , and needlessly damaging to the long-term national interest ’ . |
| 12 | We will then look at some coping strategies such as muscle relaxation , breathing exercises , distraction techniques , and positive self-talk , which will help you to develop a sense of control over your symptoms . |
| 13 | ‘ It certainly looks like some sort of allergy or chemical reaction , ’ he said . |
| 14 | We must therefore look for some accommodation between states , and this in two important respects : we must seek to further binding agreements between states which limit and reduce the possession as well as the use of nuclear weapons and we must work to control the lesser hostilities whose escalation will always be one of the chief threats of total destruction . |