Example sentences of "[conj] [was/were] look for [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | A rather higher proportion ( 35 per cent ) treated their job as a " Stop-gap " and were looking for other work [ see Table 4.2 ] . |
| 2 | There is reason to think they were also feeling the loss of their carriers that June at the battle of Midway , and were looking for more land bases for aircraft . |
| 3 | For the next hour the fairground gradually filled with people , mainly families with young children or teenagers who had become bored with their tour round the factory and were looking for some excitement . |
| 4 | By the time Horsley met him he had won the franchise for Lancashire Cable , had a controlling interest in Merseyside Cable , and was looking for other cable companies . |
| 5 | He had post-graduate study in Canada lined up for the following year and was looking for short-term employment . |
| 6 | He expressed Yugoslavia 's wish for closer economic ties with the EC , and was looking for further aid . |