Example sentences of "[noun pl] be looking [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ Perhaps the ancient fairies are looking after things round here . ’ |
| 2 | ‘ People who had their money in high-interest accounts are looking for something else to do with it . |
| 3 | Erm a lot of employers are looking at self funding because the m They can manage their own money and it 's much more efficient to do so and then they also have a lot more control over the management of the claims themselves because they select their own management corporation . |
| 4 | Increasingly , employers are looking for higher levels of skills . |
| 5 | Prospective employers are looking for suitably qualified people , normally graduates — not necessarily law graduates — who show the kind of skills needed to make a successful contribution as a solicitor to the work of a local authority : the ability to analyse a problem and to communicate effectively , flexibility , and the ability to get on well with other members of a team . |
| 6 | The 22 NorthEast Rotaract Clubs are looking for worthwhile charities to support in their September fund-raising week . |
| 7 | This is also known as the purposive approach , since the courts are looking at the purpose for which the Act was passed . |
| 8 | This is a welcome initiative , especially as National Park Authorities are looking at ways to reduce car use by visitors . |
| 9 | Cops are looking for Howie . |
| 10 | Interviewers are looking for enthusiasm and initiative |
| 11 | Interviewers are looking for qualities like confidence and ambition . |
| 12 | So , because of the fierce competition , a number of houses are looking at gimmicks to try to bring their new authors to the fore . |
| 13 | The researchers are looking for a transmissible agent and the search is urgent . |
| 14 | Is it any wonder then , that fusion researchers are looking for more efficient fusion machines ? |
| 15 | But after 40 years of post-war public sector housing there is now evidence of widespread rejection , and some community groups are looking to the promise of community architecture ( Wates and Knevitt , 1987 ) . |
| 16 | This may sound a silly question , since this book assumes that its readers are looking for a place to live in the British Isles , but it is more sensible than it sounds . |
| 17 | ( ITV , 8pm ) PC Stamp is n't licked yet he 's convinced that three brothers are looking for revenge when he sees them armed with baseball bats and no ball ! |
| 18 | His benevolent brown eyes are looking at the floor to Shirley 's left , about five feet beyond her , and he appears to be thinking not about the flute as a career , but about the problems and opportunities of kitchen floor tiling . |
| 19 | ‘ Previously the large , prairie-style farms tended to go for big , American-style equipment , but the new , smaller units are looking for smaller new or used European-sized implements . |
| 20 | Both parties are looking at the project from different angles , so it is not surprising if each fails to see the other 's viewpoint . |
| 21 | Particularly acute problems appear to be found in the area of raising seed-corn capital ( pre start-up capital , less than £250,000 , the riskiest type of venture capital ) and that venture funds are looking for shorter term returns ( BEQB 1990 ) . |
| 22 | The three speakers are looking at photographs in an album . |
| 23 | When speakers are looking for different ways of accomplishing the same goal ( in Coveney 's example , successfully requesting information ) they are not limited to the various possibilities in the linguistic system for constructing formal interrogatives . |
| 24 | Incidentally , lest any Scots are looking for replacements for their back row , Ian is as Afrikaans as the ‘ Bok of days gone by who , when asked about language difficulties in France , replied that two expressions were all that was necessary : ‘ Parlez-vous and Kamer toe ’ ( Afrikaans for ‘ to the room ? ’ ) ! |
| 25 | ‘ Clients are looking for people with specific skills and are very choosy , ’ says Tony Jackson , consultant for taxation recruitment specialists Beament Leslie Thomas . |
| 26 | This is particularly bad in London and , as a result , dissatisfied clients are looking to the merits of regionally-based firms . |
| 27 | Those who promote the idea of warning labels are looking for a ‘ quick-fix ’ solution to problems which require a thoughtful , long-term approach . |
| 28 | Many of them received just over Christmas and parents and schools are looking to us to give them help er in providing for what is a very rapidly moving situation . |
| 29 | Other schools are looking at business and industry in their home towns . |
| 30 | Tory backbenchers are looking for strong measures to boost the economy and hope a one per cent cut in interest rates will cushion predicted cutbacks in public spending . |