Example sentences of "look for [adj] [noun pl] " in BNC.

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1 Look for possible antecedents and consequences at this stage .
2 In periods of expansion , the time involved in negotiating contracts can be lengthy as suppliers look for long-term guarantees and may try to play one buyer against another .
3 I look for certain features , like the floor .
4 Put these in a shallow dish and look for small animals on the stems and on the underside of leaves .
5 Look for small animals attached to the leaf or crowding around it for food .
6 I look for better ways of doing things
7 We are quite keen to look at equity options , debt equity swaps er perhaps talk a to the government about an extension of the business expansion scheme , specifically into manufacturing industry er and generally look for innovative solutions , persuade to customers to take loans out instead of overdrafts .
8 It was typical of the thoroughness of his approach that he immediately decided to visit sixteen gaols in nearby counties so that he could gauge the extent of the evil , look for alternative solutions and make out a proper case for reform .
9 Look for healthier versions of foods your children like — reduced-fat sausages , burgers and chips , wholemeal bread instead of white , reduced-sugar jams , semi-skimmed milk ( once your child is two ) .
10 If the result does n't equal the principal/ payment ratio , look for typographical errors in one of the formulae .
11 Look for simple processes : especially pairs of 2-cycles or single 3-cycles , by using commutators and other subgroups 4 .
12 Look for simple packs .
13 Look for subtle colours , such as those found in The National Trust 's paint collection , created to match colours originally used in their finest properties .
14 Many people , as they approach their prime of life , look for easy options .
15 And in , when we look for distinguishing marks on people
16 They actually look for strong leaders , or they want rules because they feel insecure without them .
17 Always look for such omissions and state how your answer will be affected by the presence or absence of the fact in question .
18 Among water groups look for good figures from Yorkshire Water , up 17% to £75m helped by a one-off asset sale .
19 Software companies look for specific films to translate into games such as sci-fi thriller Robocop .
20 Look for tiny specks of black dirt — these are the flea droppings .
21 After Looking Stead begin climbing the shoulder of Pillar , and look for two cairns placed either side of the path .
22 Look for two barrels on one branch
23 Look for other books like this one .
24 Since time is something I do n't have too much of these days I look for other solutions like hats , turbans , scarves or wigs and pieces .
25 What was appropriate in our mothers ' day is not necessarily so in ours , and therefore we look for new sources of guidance , since instruction of daughters by mothers is less readily acceptable than it was .
26 Philip Williams has drawn a distinction between Labour party leaders who are Path-finders , who look for new solutions or try to lead the party in new directions , and stabilizers , who are concerned above all with preserving party unity .
27 ‘ People look for new ways to supplement their income and it is employers who feel the pinch . ’
28 Most sailors soon tire of sailing in the same place all the time and look for new places to sail which will give them variety and a challenge .
29 Look for first courses like vegetable-based soups ( without cream ) , whole fresh artichokes or asparagus , or leeks , mushrooms or other vegetables served à la grecque .
30 This afternoon , Kevin Tamati , last seen demonstrating an ability to talk fellow television commentators into submission , finds himself the object of Granada 's broadcast as his new charges look for first points from Leigh .
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