Example sentences of "look for [noun] " in BNC.

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31 And the only way these can make a difference is if he shares them , tests them out , listens to other ideas and looks for ways to put them into practice .
32 I ca n't help putting myself in his place , of course , as he looks for ways to contain someone we both regard as an outsider .
33 ‘ Now everyone looks for ways to solve problems .
34 The Furniture History Society looks for labels
35 Toni Morrison , whose new novel ‘ Jazz ’ is published next week , looks for clues among the classics of white American literature
36 Cos an archaeologist is somebody who looks for clues .
37 EDS LOOKS FOR TELECOMS RELATIONSHIP
38 As the government looks for cuts , it will find plenty of scope to make improvements at the same time .
39 This scanner looks for trigger points .
40 Flavia said bravely , ‘ She looks for virtue in those she loves .
41 On the recommendation of a 1958 report from the Commons Select Committee on Estimates , a technocratic team had been commissioned to build on the forward looks for social-service and defence spending pioneered by the Treasury in the mid-fifties .
42 CGI INFORMATIQUE LOOKS FOR FACILITIES MANAGEMENT ACQUISITION OR VENTURE
43 Sarah ( Lori Cardille ) is also a scientist , but she looks for understanding — without success .
44 The company looks for demand for board-level products to continue — OEM customers for these have included E-Systems Inc , Polaroid Corp , General Electric Co Inc , Amdahl Corp , Encore Computer Corp , Xerox Corp and Thomson-CSF SA .
45 Europe looks for value-for-money in research
46 It is not only qualifications that matter within Whitbread , the company also looks for individuals with a determination to succeed , are bright and have appropriate team skills .
47 On finding this mark-up within a document , Guide first looks for Aname in the context-table ( if any ) for the current document , and only if this fails is the library searched .
48 Taken by Phillips looks for Pearce left Oldfield wins it back for Leicester though .
49 Out And About : Always blossom on the bough Winifred Carr looks for trees and shrubs providing continuous colour
50 The medical world looks for cures and , given a precise diagnosis , will set out a course of treatment which should lead to improvement in the patient 's condition .
51 It is here in the big crunch that Dr Tipler looks for God .
52 The feminist looks for examples of disinterested behaviour in the animal kingdom , sees the male here and there performing tasks which in human society might be characterized as ‘ female ’ .
53 It is at this point that society looks for scapegoats and searches for panaceas .
54 Shaper : pushes the team towards action , sets objectives and looks for outcomes ; dominant , extrovert and anxious .
55 NEC LOOKS FOR SUPERCOMPUTER BUSINESS
56 Having looked for elements of structure , the next stage is to look for elements of process , that is , what is going on' .
57 Cassie could have looked for hours but a slight sound from the garden jolted her back to an awareness of her present danger .
58 When he had got to the hotel , he had looked for Carver , but to no avail .
59 His face was twitching ; he tried to stop it , and failed ; looked for Rogers and could n't see him ; lost track of position and direction and why he was up there at all .
60 I think if I had had more time to myself when I first retired I would n't have made that mistake and would have looked for interests nearer home .
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