Example sentences of "looking [prep] [pos pn] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Looking through our own experience in other parts of Britain and having read some of the submissions of erm others on this subject , we reached the conclusion that the most helpful thing to do might be to have a policy which was criteria based . |
| 2 | The small girl was crying , looking for her lost kittens . |
| 3 | She rummaged through the assorted pile , looking for her new lipstick and perfume , and spotted the mail which she had collected from the postman first thing , on her way to the shops . |
| 4 | Similarly , the increasing employment of women in the growing sector of food , drink and tobacco manufacture by the end of the century , and even the dramatic growth in the number of women commercial clerks ( 4,467 in Edinburgh by 1911 , compared to only 366 in 1881 ) did little to alter the fact that in Scotland generally ( perhaps rather more than England in the same period ) there was a very clear division of the labour market and a de facto segregation of " men 's work " from " women 's work " , which would face any girl looking for her first job . |
| 5 | While she was looking for her other shoe , I stuffed my feet into trainers — no socks — and pulled on my Steel Wheels Tour sweatshirt . |
| 6 | The Bulgarians sombrely suggest that she is a dead mother looking for her own baby , while the Spanish say she is the GHOST of an aunt or grandmother , looking to make a gift to her descendants . |
| 7 | And as I was saying to Terry Heselton over coffee it could be Selby looking for its two hundred and fifty hectares . |
| 8 | In July last year came the news that the WRVS was looking for its first chief executive . |
| 9 | Asked where the company would be looking for its future clients Mr Ainslie stressed the importance of Europe , particularly Switzerland , Germany and Italy . |
| 10 | In looking for its cultural bearings , the report correspondingly failed to give any serious attention to the internal culture of higher education . |
| 11 | That sort of system is not so easy for actors looking for their first job but easier when you are well known . |
| 12 | ORRELL , the North 's only representatives in the Courage First Division , who are anxiously looking for their first League win of the season , can take some comfort from the news that Les Cusworth will not be around to torment them when Leicester visit Edge Hall Road on Saturday week . |
| 13 | Millwall v Arsenal Arsenal still have to find their form of a year ago but they continue to pick up points at regular intervals , and with Marwood fit and Groves recovered from a virus they should have the resources to beat a Millwall side again lacking Briley and looking for their first League win since September 23 . |
| 14 | A narrow defeat by Hampshire in the final at Lord 's , however , leaves the county still looking for their first trophy since 1982 . |
| 15 | The sponsorship puts the Football League in a stronger position and leaves the newly formed Premier League still looking for their first backer . |
| 16 | Chelsea , still looking for their first win of the season , are without the suspended Dennis Wise . |
| 17 | Unchanged Chelsea , still looking for their first win of the season , will keep Gareth Hall at left-back after refusing to meet West Ham 's £2.2million demand for Julian Dicks . |
| 18 | Defeat for the Gunners in this live televised Sunday spectacular would be the title favourites ' third straight loss and leave them still looking for their first point . |
| 19 | If only they could teach a thing or two to Gloucestershire — they go into Sunday 's match with Derbyshire looking for their first win over a county side this season . |
| 20 | Nottinghamshire are looking for their first win in a one-day competition at Trent Bridge this season . |
| 21 | United are still looking for their first away points of the season … the search should end at London Road |
| 22 | United are still looking for their first away points of the season … the search should end at London Road |
| 23 | Bottom of the table Wrexham travel to Buckley with both teams looking for their first win of the season . |
| 24 | Despite two good performances to date , Wirral Ladies are still looking for their first win in the Ladies County Championship . |
| 25 | Mosley , who are still looking for their first win of the season were dismissed for 93 , Wilmslow reaching 95 for the loss of 4 wickets . |
| 26 | Mike McAnenay ( 40min ) and John McQuade ( 86 ) gave Dumbarton their third successive triumph over the bottom club , who are looking for their first home win of the season . |
| 27 | His Oxfordshire-based Williams team are looking for their fifth consecutive Grand Prix win … a feat which has never been achieved in the history of the sport . |
| 28 | After a shaky start , the Meteors are on a roll … yesterday against the Solihull Dodgers they were looking for their fifth successive win . |
| 29 | ‘ Two farm workers were out early in the morning , looking for their lost sheep . |
| 30 | In Grandstand on Saturday ( BBC1 , 12.15pm ) , there is live coverage of the whole of Ireland v England from Lansdowne Road , where England will be looking for their seventh consecutive win against Ireland , and live coverage of the first half plus highlights of France v Wales from Paris — Wales will be trying for their first win there since 1975 . |