Example sentences of "were looking [prep] a [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ Their letter relates to an earlier position when we were looking at a phased opening because we had not identified full resources , ’ he said . |
| 2 | Our judges were looking for a healthy shine , superb condition and fabulous movement and after much deliberation , Louisa Nicholson was chosen as overall winner . |
| 3 | If you were looking for a physico-chemical reason for this fact rather than the , more usual , historical one you could do worse than suggest a capacity to make helical molecules . |
| 4 | We were looking for a good flavour and meaty texture . |
| 5 | President of the Board of Trade Michael Heseltine denied Tory MPs were looking for a new leader , saying : ‘ We know that so long as we keep our nerve and pursue policies that are important we can come through . |
| 6 | You probably remember , erm , a stimulating little book published last year by Frank on the Impulse to Philanthropy , where certainly in his nineteenth century analysis of the growth of philanthropy , he saw to main things , evangelicalism , which er , meant that people were going out looking for converts , and therefore doing good social work on the way , and the growth of the women 's movement , in the sense that women otherwise unemployed were looking for a new area of activity to get into . |
| 7 | By the time the General Election arrived eighteen months later , there was a good candidate ( Malcolm Thornton , now MP ) , a renewed constituency organisation and time for the people of Crosby to realise that they 'd done in that panicky moment when they were looking for a familiar face as their Member of Parliament . |
| 8 | As to the much discussed pearwood wall panels , Italo Rota explains : ‘ We were looking for a simple idea that would allow visitors who had already looked at a good many paintings to connect some of them with unfamiliar settings ; the art of memory tells us that it is easier to retain images in one 's head if one can link them to a specific space ’ . |
| 9 | ‘ If you were looking for a real boost to the industry then these first 10 days should have been much better , ’ said a City analyst . |
| 10 | Producer James Roose-Evans and Bryan Bailey , director of the Belgrade Theatre , Coventry , were looking for a young actor to play the lead role in the French comedy Head of the Family . |
| 11 | IF you were looking for a local Pillar of Society , you did not need to seek further than Brian Courtenay . |
| 12 | Most were looking for a local representative . |
| 13 | Judges said they were looking for a pleasing colour , a sharp flavour and a good fruity smell . |
| 14 | The Labour Department said the figures were in line with economists ' forecasts , but many were looking for a modest reduction . |
| 15 | Micky and the two girls were looking for a fourth person — someone having just moved out and on . |
| 16 | We were looking for a big house in Southampton . |
| 17 | These were not necessarily the shy or reserved ones , who were quite likely to be snapped up by ‘ parents ’ who were looking for a quiet life . |
| 18 | They originally thought they were looking for a medieval leper hospital , but then they uncovered a skeleton almost two thousand years old . |
| 19 | McLeish thanked him , scrambled up the embankment , drawing in deep breaths , and walked carefully down the side of the track in the sizeable footsteps of his squad , explaining to them that they were looking for a sharp-edged weapon . |
| 20 | We were looking for a precise way to express what we mean when we refer to something as complicated . |
| 21 | When Félicie Cendrars saw them again Jeanne and Modi were looking for a reliable wet-nurse , since neither she nor her mother ‘ could do anything with little Jeanne . |
| 22 | You were looking like a drowned rat after our little foray into Puddephat 's rooms . |