Example sentences of "[pron] [be] [v-ing] for a [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | So I let her just pass , and said , ‘ Oh , darling , I am looking for a new ‘ element ’ … ’ ; and after half an hour the manager came back to me and said that she was sitting upstairs weeping . |
| 2 | Now I am looking for a new start and go on from there . ’ |
| 3 | He stormed : ‘ I am looking for a dramatic improvement in our defending . |
| 4 | And can I remind the district planning officers I am looking for a positive contribution from you on Tuesday . |
| 5 | I am staying for a few days at the Dale End Hotel while I explore the district , and I 'd like to know about the Brownies ' Bridge , as I am to do with Brownies . ’ |
| 6 | I am heading for a wilding apple tree I discovered last year — sniffed out , actually , since its lemon-yellow fruits smelt deliciously of quince and scented the air for dozens of yards around . |
| 7 | I 'm hoping for a new one this year . |
| 8 | ‘ I 'm auditioning for a new show . ’ |
| 9 | ‘ First off , ’ I said , thinking as I spoke , ‘ I 'm looking for a four-by-four . |
| 10 | I 'm looking for a rich husband to take me away from it all . ’ |
| 11 | I 'm looking for a decent income with the right company . |
| 12 | And as you have pointed out , when I take the lovely Miss Ingram as my bride , you and Adèle must leave the house , so I 'm looking for a new job for you . ’ |
| 13 | and I 'm looking for a new manager . ’ |
| 14 | ‘ I 'm looking for a particular girl , ’ said Huy . |
| 15 | And then as we was coming home from Pete 's , a chap stopped us and asked us where was so I told him where was he said I 'm looking for a little black and white house I said it 's right there look ! |
| 16 | A : Obviously , I have personal feelings against Rottweilers , but I 'm calling for a total ban or muzzling in public places which should be extended to Dobermans and German Shepherds . |
| 17 | I 'm waiting for a new one . |
| 18 | You say you had stuff stood here when I 'm waiting for a bleeding . |
| 19 | I 'm studying for an important examination and I have no time for horrors or mysteries . ’ |
| 20 | But if someone 's looking for an unusual night spot On Grace there was , after all , not so very much to be done . |
| 21 | I was looking for a good and intelligent woman to love — ’ |
| 22 | Slater says : ‘ I was looking for a new challenge and I am confident that this club will win honours . ’ |
| 23 | I was looking for a 4 × 4 vehicle and either building could have housed this year 's import quota . |
| 24 | I had become more and more interested in the business world , going back to work at the bank in Newcastle during my vacations , so I was looking for a general business career . ’ |
| 25 | When I meet women from other countries and they talk about Western feminism and Third World feminism , I did n't see it that way at all I was looking for a political party and I found that I could n't find any which suited my political beliefs and a party that combined Third World and British issues . |
| 26 | At £12,260 the Aura TD is not particularly cheap but it would certainly be near the top of my shopping list if I was looking for a medium-sized diesel hatchback . |
| 27 | My peg was on a gravel point , it looked perfect for the stick float but as I was fishing for a good weight I opted to start on the feeder . |
| 28 | ‘ On my first day in corporate finance I was translating for a Japanese MD who was hoping to buy a British company . ’ |
| 29 | I was hoping for a positive identification . |
| 30 | ‘ I was aiming for a Mediterranean feel , ’ she explained , filling a plastic mug with orange juice and taking it over to Thomas . |