Example sentences of "[adv] looking [prep] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Then , right after he and Mr. Mendez left , a mustered-out soldier from Thomas came in looking for passage to Bisbee . |
| 2 | George came in looking like death . |
| 3 | In nature small fish are constantly looking for food , and will eat small amounts whenever they find them . |
| 4 | Thus Anderson may have been more prophetic than was realized at the time ( Earley 1988:61 ) : Parents are basically looking for reassurance about their children 's schools and teachers . |
| 5 | But anyway , the whole problem we face now is how to do more samples because we 're only looking at intercourse in the cores of , say , a thousand or two thousand year spacing , we 've got to get down to a few hundred year spacing to really see some of the changes in climate that we know have gone on . |
| 6 | He knows that he is only looking at ink on paper , yet his nervous system responds to it in the same kind of way as it might respond to a real woman . |
| 7 | Er so looking at inheritance tax , er the house the estate the car , capital etcetera all count towards it . |
| 8 | It will create interest in the foreground which I think is important and often , especially looking across water an expanse of water if you have n't got any interesting detail in the foreground yo you have to go a long way into the picture before it begins to get interesting . |
| 9 | If all that does n't stop the person , they are obviously looking for trouble of some sort and you must quickly decide whether to lash out first or run for safety . |
| 10 | Ianthe remembered as she walked along looking for number 28 that her dressmaker had lived very near here , but somehow , after she had made one or two mourning dresses for her after her mother had died , Ianthe had lost touch with her . |
| 11 | ‘ He 's better looking on TV … ’ |
| 12 | Western observers commented that Gorbachev was apparently looking to religion to help provide the spiritual renewal which he saw as an essential part of perestroika . |
| 13 | Science has got to go on looking for knowledge . |
| 14 | ‘ It 's just not possible for me to pack a briefcase and go and stay in a Hilton somewhere looking for business and agents . |
| 15 | The Duchess was desperately looking for help . |
| 16 | It is desperately looking for advice , help or just moral support from museums and institutions in the west . |
| 17 | Uncle Philip stroked his moustache thoughtfully , not looking at Finn at all . |
| 18 | Though not looking to Christmas to make up lost sales , Amberstone found itself about 15% up , said Sandy Bennet . |
| 19 | Clare said , ‘ I 'm not looking for Prince Charming . |
| 20 | ‘ But we are peaceful people and we are not looking for revenge . |
| 21 | I am not looking for money , just a deep involvement and I must be worth a telephone call . |
| 22 | God is not looking for ability , but availability . |
| 23 | Sixteen students were not looking for work at the time of the survey . |
| 24 | ‘ I am not looking for commitment ! ’ |
| 25 | I 'm not looking for attention . |
| 26 | But the co-ordinator of the elderly peoples ' service development programme Paul Cousins says he is not looking for uniformity . |
| 27 | ‘ We are not looking for domination , but equality , ’ he said , again demanding that Sinn Fein must be included in political talks . |
| 28 | Three of the four students not looking for employment and without plans to continue their studies would be travelling overseas for a time before commencing job search . |
| 29 | Two days later , after a peaceful voyage , we disembarked at Calais — a dreadful place , England 's last foothold in France , nothing more than a glorified fortress packed with men-at-arms and archers , who staggered the streets in their boiled leather jerkins , drinking in the many ale houses and generally looking for trouble . |
| 30 | She 's been going around lately looking like death warmed up . ’ |