Example sentences of "[be] looking [adv prt] for " in BNC.
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| 1 | We had been looking around for about five minutes or so , when a jeep containing two members of the Guardia Civil ( The National Police ) arrived . |
| 2 | I 've been looking out for you . " |
| 3 | If it had been someone else 's funeral George would have been looking out for the nearest pub . |
| 4 | If she had n't been looking out for the signpost , she could easily have driven past without even realising it was there . |
| 5 | ‘ But it is such a useful box , ’ she said , ‘ I have been looking about for one like it . |
| 6 | Swindon have to fight on in the promotion race … while Oxford have to battle on in the relegation scramble … but things are looking up for United … they 're off the bottom of the table for the first time since November thanks to a win at Brighton |
| 7 | A chasm separates us from the other side and now we are looking round for the bridge . ’ |
| 8 | Coun Williams retorted : ‘ The fact that they are looking around for someone to blame is proof they really do n't want to do it . ’ |
| 9 | Secondly , you are looking out for minor defects which will cost you time and money — plumbing , heating redecoration , bathroom and kitchen fittings , replacement windows , floor finishes , insulation etc . |
| 10 | For this reason , an all-round practice gives better training than a specialised one — but it may be well worth taking articles in a specialised firm if you are assured that they are looking out for a bright young man/woman like you to be a partner . |
| 11 | This applies also to the British Council , our arm of cultural diplomacy , which is facing unprecedented demands from the newly liberated countries which are looking out for English language teachers . |
| 12 | You need to be very familiar with the text , you ca n't learn it word-for-word for goodness sake , but you certainly are able to identify all the key issues and key aspects of it and that 's what you 're looking out for , so you could re-tell the story again , you can re-tell the story again yourself accurately , identifying all the key points . |
| 13 | To the Manor now , where things may be looking up for Oxford United . |
| 14 | You never thought of O as someone who was with people or who went home with people , and he never seemed to be looking round for someone all the time , which is how most of us must have appeared . |
| 15 | Not right at this minute cos I can only have four at once , but after I 've had this four I 'll be choosing some more people , I 'll be looking round for somebody who 's |
| 16 | So why should we still be looking around for suitable composts ? |
| 17 | When she signed her first big contract , Marilyn reputedly said , ‘ That 's the last cock I 'll have to suck ’ , though at the same time she seemed to be looking around for greater conquests . |
| 18 | Please could you confirm this is all OK , as if it is n't I shall be looking around for other people as my financial situation gets monthly more worrying ! |
| 19 | Mr Gregory could be looking around for a job at the moment . ’ |
| 20 | ‘ We 'll be looking out for you , ’ Rose said as they kissed . |
| 21 | Good luck — we 'll be looking out for you ! |
| 22 | ‘ They 'll be looking out for you , ’ she said . |
| 23 | And I take it the police still have his case more or less open , and will be looking out for news of him , in case there 's something more in it . |
| 24 | I shall have to be looking out for a second hand bike-y just for the occasional trip into town without getting Stuey out of bed so I be a bit more independent than just bothering you all time , if I just wan na pop anywhere . |
| 25 | There are so many things you 've got to be looking out for in those |
| 26 | See , when I go out , I 'm looking out for me and my mate , I do n't want some researcher in the back who 's just going to be a liability … |
| 27 | So we were looking around for interesting stuff to push — sounds like drugs , eh ? — he-he-he ! — and someone mentions Walter Machin . |
| 28 | ‘ When we were looking around for a royal to open the centre , we were promised as soon as someone was available for a royal visit , we would get one , ’ said Peter Carberry , chairman of Darlington Mind . |
| 29 | Shilton , who is himself injured , has just 14 full-time professionals to choose from for the visit of Hartlepool after losing Just when Shilton thought things were looking up for his Second Division side before the 3-2 FA Cup win over Peterborough , he lost striker Paul Boardman with a foot injury and on-loan defender Richard Dryden with a groin injury . |
| 30 | He now firmly refutes suggestions that he is unhappy with the Yorkshire set-up and is looking around for a move to another county . |