Example sentences of "looking for a [noun] 's [noun] " in BNC.

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1 One should n't be narrow-minded when looking for a man 's weakness . ’
2 It 's no good looking for a man 's body round here if the owner 's living it up in Costa Rica .
3 If the CEMREL Research Project ( 1972 ) is any indication of what is expected it seems American teachers are looking for a child 's skill at ‘ showing ’ , and , in particular , ‘ showing ’ emotion .
4 ‘ I was looking for a bird 's nest to show Tory , Mummy . ’
5 the other runners … could include some of these … good players looking for a manager 's job … manager 's from lower divisions looking for promotion … or you may have your own fancy …
6 the other runners … could include some of these … good players looking for a manager 's job … manager 's from lower divisions looking for promotion … or you may have your own fancy …
7 Blood hosed over Elliott 's chin and he backed off , looking for a moment 's pause .
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