Example sentences of "[noun pl] looking for " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ We spent months looking for ideas that would appeal to us , ’ he remembers . |
| 2 | ‘ We have spent months looking for someone to lead our efforts , ’ he said . |
| 3 | He was like a man who has made one step forward into unknown territory and stands looking for a path . |
| 4 | A racing stables looking for warm and healthy bedding for its horses has found the answer in yellow pages … quite literally . |
| 5 | ‘ I 've been beating the bushes looking for you for hours ! ’ |
| 6 | From fashion designers looking for a source of chic thrills to Sunday supplements looking to tickle their readers ' fancy , everyone has plundered the S&M scene for imagery . |
| 7 | Designers looking for examples of how to code randomizing algorithms should consult Snader , who gives examples of various functions coded in Fortran , Basic and Pascal ; Morris , who gives Fortran code both for chaining and hashing ; and Johnson and Cooper , who provide comprehensive coded examples in COBOL . |
| 8 | Midas , in Sloane Square , sells exclusive designer fashionwear making it an obvious target for jet-set shoplifters looking for the ultimate bargain . |
| 9 | Looking for er people who cand , not candidates looking for people to , you know , vote for him ? |
| 10 | I had promised to go round the shops looking for something suitable , since my mother had shown that she wished to accompany me . |
| 11 | She ran into other nearby shops looking for him and asking people if they 'd seen him . |
| 12 | In this sense the scene is clearly one of hazard problems looking for improved GIS rather than for GIS looking for good problems , as is all too often the case . |
| 13 | At times I had spent hours roaming around pastures looking for poisonous plants but that was pointless with Billings 's calves because they had never been out ; they were mere babies ofa month old . |
| 14 | Among them are a surprising ( or is it ? ) number of aeroplanes bearing Cayman Islands letters , many of which I 'll bet have never been near that tax ; haven , the late Cap'n Bob 's pair of liquidator-awaiting , Bermudan-registered Gulfstreams , appropriately VR-BOB and VR-BRM , and a host of N-numbered machines which no doubt the Gatwick-based FAA inspectors looking for illegally operated U.S.-registered aircraft will find enlightening . |
| 15 | It 's like they 're sharks or summat , or fish with these big white eyes looking for things to eat . |
| 16 | Neil can I ask you have n't have got on my eyes looking for it , but I ca n't see any reference at all in your report to local authority engineering craftsmen . |
| 17 | This is a valuable addition to any Vietnam library ; but readers looking for a melodramatic ‘ military thriller ’ should look elsewhere . |
| 18 | There is an element of desperation in this ( ageing vampiric lefties looking for a radical fix from the last sexual sub-culture left in town ) . |
| 19 | He is now concentrating on providing M&A services to Japanese clients looking for acquisitions in Europe , Japanese clients looking for domestic acquisitions and European clients looking for Japanese acquisitions . |
| 20 | He is now concentrating on providing M&A services to Japanese clients looking for acquisitions in Europe , Japanese clients looking for domestic acquisitions and European clients looking for Japanese acquisitions . |
| 21 | He is now concentrating on providing M&A services to Japanese clients looking for acquisitions in Europe , Japanese clients looking for domestic acquisitions and European clients looking for Japanese acquisitions . |
| 22 | ‘ Now I get loads and loads of letters from teenagers looking for a career in the sport . |
| 23 | They have left their homes looking for an education . |
| 24 | Police frogmen have been searching lakes looking for a weapon … believed to be a six inch blade . |
| 25 | The streets were full of theatre-goers , tourists and buskers and ticket touts looking for the tourist theatre-goer . |
| 26 | Ireland now face defending champions Scotland this morning with the Scots looking for just a draw to retain their title . |
| 27 | Fresh figures from the Commons library show that 348,000 people worked in manufacturing in December 1992 and there were 342,092 unemployed Scots looking for work in February 1993 . |
| 28 | British manufacturers looking for new product lines are being targeted by former US funeral company director . |
| 29 | They both go about with permanent scowls looking for trouble . ’ |
| 30 | For the first time visitor to the area , or local walkers looking for something new , this is an excellent guide providing a good foundation to appreciate this little known and one of the least spoilt areas of England . |