Example sentences of "looking for a [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Brian Horton is looking for a striker . |
| 2 | ‘ We 're not looking for a conflict . |
| 3 | His two thumbs rotated about one another as they always did when he was agitated and looking for a way to strike . |
| 4 | Cadillac 's UK importer was aware of Leland 's achievement , and looking for a way to prove the car 's craftsmanship . |
| 5 | I could n't find the entrance to the restaurant that night for a start , and I spent the first half hour of the evening circling the outside of the building looking for a way in — in full view of all the diners . |
| 6 | When I went to Highlander I was looking for a way which could help towards more effective participation and the development of better non-formal opportunities in adult education on social issues which affect communities in the Highlands and Islands of Scotland . |
| 7 | I was looking for a way out into the aisle . |
| 8 | We met briefly once in the water on my ill-fated outing at Laniakea : he was planing down a wave , I was scuttling up it , looking for a way out . |
| 9 | Indeed , it is plausible that in looking for a way to relate a proper-named individual to one introduced by a noun , the processor would be dominated by stereotypical associations . |
| 10 | The truth is that C is a convenient scapegoat for those upset by The Shamen 's commercial ambitions and looking for a way to convince themselves that , underneath it all , Colin 's still credible . |
| 11 | This point may sound very obvious , but it is seen to be crucial when one party to the contract is looking for a way to get out of his contractual obligations and is able to seize upon an ill-defined point . |
| 12 | If North Korea is looking for a way out of its nuclear predicament , and a way back into the NPT , China could offer to do what America once did for Taiwan : persuade it to give up its nuclear moonlighting , and take charge of any offending materials and bomb bits . |
| 13 | The snarling and growling is very audible as the lions move about , looking for a way out . |
| 14 | I 'm looking for a way out . |
| 15 | Knowing what I do now [ he says ] , I think the DIA was looking for a way to get me back to Beirut to salvage what it could from the Asmar wreck . |
| 16 | When Heathcliff went out to look for our horses , Cathy and I hurried round the kitchen looking for a way to escape . |
| 17 | Because there is a way forward , it is about negotiation , it is about hunt the hunting community , it is about sharing ideas and looking for a way forward , going forward from here , well to turn a blind eye to what goes on and vote for that amendment is very similar to what Hitler did in Germany fifty years ago . |
| 18 | Diana 's father did n't drink and staff frantically searched through the cupboards looking for a bottle of something suitable to offer their royal guest . |
| 19 | Looking for a concession stand , he turned a corner . |
| 20 | You tell Cartier to send someone right away down the track looking for a rope or some such , eh ? |
| 21 | ‘ They 're not going to go along the track looking for a rope until both the Canadian and the freight train have been through . |
| 22 | In the series , for which Thames are currently looking for a buyer , Miss Ronay , pictured above , plays the part of a serving girl . |
| 23 | Financially troubled Sequoia Systems Inc says it is no longer looking for a buyer — it did n't get any acceptable offers in the first place — and is talking to minority investor Hewlett-Packard Co about new funding to get development its PA-RISC-based fault tolerant machines back on the tracks . |
| 24 | Financially troubled Marlborough , Massachusetts-based Sequoia Systems Inc says it is no longer looking for a buyer — it did n't get any acceptable offers in the first place — and is talking to minority investor Hewlett-Packard Co about new funding to get development its Precision Architecture RISC-based fault-tolerant machines back on the tracks : Hewlett has hitherto seemed doubtful about further involvement . |
| 25 | Now Interactive is looking for a buyer for the technology , which does not fit with its new brief as a networking technology specialist . |
| 26 | ‘ Having a buyer … finding a buyer … looking for a buyer ? ’ |
| 27 | It was confirmed that the Rank Organisation was looking for a buyer for its five star Royal Garden Hotel in London . |
| 28 | Now its back on stream , and looking for a buyer . |
| 29 | So you were looking for a psycho . |
| 30 | ‘ I 'm looking for a girl . ’ |