Example sentences of "[be] to look for [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Much of that research has , in turn , been inspired by an attempt , especially among American psychologists , to understand and predict ‘ giftedness ’ : as such , in seeking reasons for differences in creativity , their preference has naturally been to look for evidence of the latter 's association with excellence , superiority , and health rather than with maladjustment or psychological deviance . |
| 2 | The only time you normally see so many people entering a wheat field is to look for corn circles . |
| 3 | The purpose of these tests is to look for overstatement or understatement and to examine the quality of management decisions which fall outside the scope of the systems in place for a contract . |
| 4 | The probable reason for a wild cat entering a house is to look for food ; but this was the lambing season with plentiful big-cat food in all directions . |
| 5 | That is no longer the case and the position , the author would suggest , is governed by the statement of Lord Reed in Vesty v IRC 31 TC 1 at 120 where he states : I think that Chamberlain 's case shows that the most profitable course to follow is to determine what was the property comprised in the settlement , and that the way to find the property is to look for property charged with rights in favour of beneficiaries . |