Example sentences of "[noun pl] [am/are] looking for " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ People who had their money in high-interest accounts are looking for something else to do with it . |
| 2 | Increasingly , employers are looking for higher levels of skills . |
| 3 | Prospective employers are looking for suitably qualified people , normally graduates — not necessarily law graduates — who show the kind of skills needed to make a successful contribution as a solicitor to the work of a local authority : the ability to analyse a problem and to communicate effectively , flexibility , and the ability to get on well with other members of a team . |
| 4 | The 22 NorthEast Rotaract Clubs are looking for worthwhile charities to support in their September fund-raising week . |
| 5 | Cops are looking for Howie . |
| 6 | Interviewers are looking for enthusiasm and initiative |
| 7 | Interviewers are looking for qualities like confidence and ambition . |
| 8 | The researchers are looking for a transmissible agent and the search is urgent . |
| 9 | Is it any wonder then , that fusion researchers are looking for more efficient fusion machines ? |
| 10 | This may sound a silly question , since this book assumes that its readers are looking for a place to live in the British Isles , but it is more sensible than it sounds . |
| 11 | ( ITV , 8pm ) PC Stamp is n't licked yet he 's convinced that three brothers are looking for revenge when he sees them armed with baseball bats and no ball ! |
| 12 | ‘ Previously the large , prairie-style farms tended to go for big , American-style equipment , but the new , smaller units are looking for smaller new or used European-sized implements . |
| 13 | Particularly acute problems appear to be found in the area of raising seed-corn capital ( pre start-up capital , less than £250,000 , the riskiest type of venture capital ) and that venture funds are looking for shorter term returns ( BEQB 1990 ) . |
| 14 | When speakers are looking for different ways of accomplishing the same goal ( in Coveney 's example , successfully requesting information ) they are not limited to the various possibilities in the linguistic system for constructing formal interrogatives . |
| 15 | Incidentally , lest any Scots are looking for replacements for their back row , Ian is as Afrikaans as the ‘ Bok of days gone by who , when asked about language difficulties in France , replied that two expressions were all that was necessary : ‘ Parlez-vous and Kamer toe ’ ( Afrikaans for ‘ to the room ? ’ ) ! |
| 16 | ‘ Clients are looking for people with specific skills and are very choosy , ’ says Tony Jackson , consultant for taxation recruitment specialists Beament Leslie Thomas . |
| 17 | Those who promote the idea of warning labels are looking for a ‘ quick-fix ’ solution to problems which require a thoughtful , long-term approach . |
| 18 | Tory backbenchers are looking for strong measures to boost the economy and hope a one per cent cut in interest rates will cushion predicted cutbacks in public spending . |
| 19 | Consumer affairs minister Baroness Denton said : ‘ It is far too easy to mistake these products for sweets , and when parents are looking for stocking fillers these items may be very appealing . |
| 20 | Mr Jones read somewhere that children who hit their parents are looking for love and attention . |
| 21 | The Vice Chancellors are looking for scholarships to meet these fees , and money for those scholarships may come from government , industry , benefactors or private individuals . |
| 22 | I feel what companies are looking for is an available skilled workforce , not the opportunity to get a lot of unemployed people at a very low wage so , I 'm basically supporting what you 've said . |
| 23 | ‘ Our judges are looking for perfection , ’ says a spokeswoman for the Brick Development Association . |
| 24 | Art dealers are looking for quality work and if the dispirited pastiches I came across in the East End are representative of the best on offer this is clearly going to be an increasingly difficult task . |
| 25 | The PRS traditional , yet improved philosophy is the very attribute which most of its buyers are looking for . |
| 26 | Customer clinics have shown that executive car buyers are looking for the following factors : durability , style , comfort , performance and interior space . |
| 27 | The club Choice Brisa has always been one of our favourite hotels in Ibiza because it has everything that Club guests are looking for . |
| 28 | ‘ Our guests are looking for a comfortable , clean bedroom first of all , ’ says sales manager Joanna Honey MHCIMA . |
| 29 | Secondly , in times of recession , publishers and booksellers are looking for every marketing opportunity to find new business and the LIBF is the trade 's largest gathering . ’ |
| 30 | As athletes prepare for the Olympics , sporting organisations are looking for big sponsorship deals to pay for the trip to Barcelona . |