Example sentences of "looking for [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | In the case of one otherwise excellent book governors looking for reference to their own role in the index would have found nothing listed between ‘ Failure ’ and ‘ Handicap ’ ! |
| 2 | Peter was from Germany , and Helga was from California : they were solo travellers looking for entertainment , travelling together for her convenience . |
| 3 | After they 'd decided to restore a 200-year-old country cottage on the outskirts of Stroud , Gloucester , housewife Amanda Rawson and her husband scouted around auction rooms looking for furniture to suit it . |
| 4 | It made her howl with bitterness when she was alone in the weeks that followed , and it made her grit her teeth as she strode through the streets looking for revenge , or for her baby , or for Dorothy , not too sure what she was looking for but usually coming home with nothing better than a bag of old tins . |
| 5 | ‘ But we are peaceful people and we are not looking for revenge . |
| 6 | As Vass watched her , saying nothing , Lisa hurried on , ‘ Someone whom you have unfairly deprived of a job is far more likely , I would have thought , to be out looking for revenge . ’ |
| 7 | ‘ You might think I 'm being silly , but I feel he 'll blame Brett for everything that 's gone wrong for him , and come back looking for revenge . ’ |
| 8 | ( 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 ! |
| 9 | Today 's opening semi-final is a repeat of the 1988 United Kingdom final , with Corsie looking for revenge over England 's Gary Smith . |
| 10 | Time spent looking for toy cannon . |
| 11 | The Judges will be looking for style , individuality and a unique portrayal of the Janneau drinking occasion combined with that certain ‘ French quality of life ’ . |
| 12 | The serious aerial photographer will be looking for adjustment through vertical and horizontal axes so that the field of view is precise . |
| 13 | I suggest that you rapidly review your attitude to your wife 's sexual and emotional needs — before she starts looking for love play elsewhere . |
| 14 | Mr Jones read somewhere that children who hit their parents are looking for love and attention . |
| 15 | If your looking for love and your absolutely desperate there 's always a thing called date line which I believe is very successful and I know at least two people who 've got very happy marriages from that , so |
| 16 | In future , she would not go looking for love , or trying to manufacture it out of other lesser emotions , but she still believed it would find her one day . |
| 17 | Robert Thirtle is bored bachelor Richard , stuck minding the fort while everyone else is having fun ; looking for love while guarding a lunatic prisoner . |
| 18 | What you looking for love ? |
| 19 | Science has got to go on looking for knowledge . |
| 20 | So if you 're a pilot who 's looking for insurance , why not talk to another pilot who can supply just what you want ? |
| 21 | When you are looking for insurance cover or considering the renewal of an existing policy the first thing you should consider is who to insure through . |
| 22 | We are not just looking for tax disc dodgers , we are looking for insurance offences , or MOT offences and the condition of vehicles . ’ |
| 23 | Of course , if two members of staff happen to fall in love and decide to marry , it would be churlish to be apportioning blame ; but what I find a major irritation are those persons — and housekeepers are particularly guilty here — who have no genuine commitment to their profession and who are essentially going from post to post looking for romance . |
| 24 | Criticised for making so many alterations since becoming manager , Taylor is now looking for stability . |
| 25 | It strikes me that Glamorgan have left themselves with another internal problem they could have done without now they are rebuilding and looking for stability after those years of committee trauma and musical chairs among the skippers . |
| 26 | In looking for significance some critics took a sociological line but perhaps psychology was a better guide . |
| 27 | It is not that boys go out on a Saturday night looking for milk bottles or other things to smash . |
| 28 | So Mr it would perhaps be right to think then that you 're looking for cover for the firearms unit ? |
| 29 | Now a huge one awaited him , liberals looking for expression , eager literati to put in sculpture , worn-out hippies , anyone who wanted to see right done for once . |
| 30 | I am looking for unit markings for the second aircraft , personal accounts of the crash and photos of the crash site . |