Example sentences of "[adv] look for [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | In addition there were about 20 interesting and enlightening comments ranging from , " You can search on what you want with this if you just type in some buzz-words " to " It only looks for keywords — does n't analyse the search " The comments are given in full by Walker and Jones . |
| 2 | In nature small fish are constantly looking for food , and will eat small amounts whenever they find them . |
| 3 | As in any business , the successful direct marketing service provider is constantly looking for ways to improve the systems employed , and thus improve the volume of high quality response which the marketer can achieve from his/her campaigns . |
| 4 | We are therefore constantly looking for ways both to reduce the amount of waste we produce and to upgrade that which remains . |
| 5 | Thus Anderson may have been more prophetic than was realized at the time ( Earley 1988:61 ) : Parents are basically looking for reassurance about their children 's schools and teachers . |
| 6 | The APB is not only looking for comments on its proposed redefinition of the role and scope of audit . |
| 7 | Similarly departmental was recognised as ‘ deparl-mental ’ , so looking for sequences such as ‘ l- ’ and substituting t would give the correct result ( also y for ‘ vj ’ , a for ‘ c\ ’ , and there may well be others ) . |
| 8 | Designs on the screen are most often knitted from bottom to top , so looking for colours as they appear in the design from bottom to top and left to right is an accurate way of assessing where colours are brought into the work and their order . |
| 9 | He was obviously looking for directions , but he certain |
| 10 | If all that does n't stop the person , they are obviously looking for trouble of some sort and you must quickly decide whether to lash out first or run for safety . |
| 11 | I could see Bonefish and his sons working the lateen-sail of their skiff way beyond the reef , perhaps looking for turtles which they could sell to the men who exported the rich flesh to the Japanese . |
| 12 | Experts naturally look for ways to minimise their exposure to claims : the liability of adjudicators is excluded specifically by the wording of the New Engineering Contract ( 1991 ) . |
| 13 | Richard Wright 's study suggests that whilst police do not necessarily look for evidence of extreme violence , they do seek evidence of some violence or threat . |
| 14 | Another problem is that some synthetics smell , even when washed , so look for fibres coated with an antibacterial agent . |
| 15 | So look for areas where root crops have been harvested but where the green tops remain , pastures , and indeed anywhere where green food is evident . |
| 16 | ‘ There 's a garage on your right so look for exhaust fumes — someone 's about to move , they may pull out without looking . |
| 17 | Lesser sauces have sugar added to speed the fermentation process , so look for tamari , which is always naturally fermented . |
| 18 | Accused of hen-stealing , fox and vixen had once again insisted on going back to their lair alone to look for feathers . |
| 19 | ‘ It 's just not possible for me to pack a briefcase and go and stay in a Hilton somewhere looking for business and agents . |
| 20 | The Duchess was desperately looking for help . |
| 21 | It is desperately looking for advice , help or just moral support from museums and institutions in the west . |
| 22 | He was sickened by sifting through hundreds of case notes on crimes against children , desperately looking for clues . |
| 23 | Two days later , after a peaceful voyage , we disembarked at Calais — a dreadful place , England 's last foothold in France , nothing more than a glorified fortress packed with men-at-arms and archers , who staggered the streets in their boiled leather jerkins , drinking in the many ale houses and generally looking for trouble . |
| 24 | what your doing , your just , she said I know I am she says I 'm nick picking , I 'm just looking for faults , I told you that today |
| 25 | It 's always the way it 's they 're just looking for accents erm trouble is in the , if it 's in the office and you 're talking anywhere in the house you ca n't hear |
| 26 | I said to her you 'll just looking for fault all the time you are I said that 's |
| 27 | So RE needs to attend to encouraging pupils consciously to get beyond just looking for information or entertainment and see that there is a quite different way of looking at things . |
| 28 | ‘ Just looking for spies , ’ he explained . |
| 29 | She gasped at this admission , then realised he was just looking for ways to beat himself up . |
| 30 | We are not just looking for tax disc dodgers , we are looking for insurance offences , or MOT offences and the condition of vehicles . ’ |