Example sentences of "people [am/are] [v-ing] for [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | People are looking for tastier beef and that comes from the Hereford cattle . |
| 2 | I find many people are looking for serviceable fabrics and colours they will not tire from quickly . |
| 3 | THE Property Exchange , a new company publishing a national directory of people who want to swap homes rather than sell them ( if the properties have different values , one party pays the other the difference ) says that so far most people are looking for smaller homes . |
| 4 | It says around 300 people are waiting for such accommodation equivalent to ten new schemes . |
| 5 | With the uncertainty about oil prices and the expense of both gas and electricity , many people are opting for wood-burning stoves These have long been a favourite in Northern Europe and America , and they can be amazingly efficient in heating most of the house , quite apart from being decorative . |