Example sentences of "look [adv] for a [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The conservative teacher who is looking only for a reasonable salary and a peaceful life . |
| 2 | She knew perfectly well that he was not very interested in paintings and that he was looking only for a secluded place where he could kiss her . |
| 3 | He was looking not for a new policy for Britain , but for a political protege for himself , someone who would be more gracious and romantic than Chamberlain . |
| 4 | The depth of our batting meant he had to wait longer than some , but he is a fiercely committed Lancastrian and he has been prepared to stay put and fight for a place instead of looking elsewhere for a regular spot . ’ |
| 5 | Company secretary Peter Nicholson said : ‘ We are currently looking out for a suitable steam locomotive but it could not be too big or heavy . |
| 6 | Looking around for a possible light , we noticed an elderly couple smoking at a nearby tables . |
| 7 | This year the charity to benefit will be the Newborn Appeal , although the organising Speke 10k Committee are still looking around for a main sponsor for the event . |
| 8 | Whilst the lawyers were still sorting out his mothers estate he started looking round for a suitable business . |
| 9 | They want a baby they 're not concerned whether it 's going to have spina-bifida or have som , they are looking forward for a perfect baby . |
| 10 | For step-by-step guide to knitwear design , look out for a new publication by Rita Ruberry called ‘ Made to Measure Knitwear ’ . |
| 11 | Look out for a new range of shampoos and conditioners called ShiKai , which means ‘ fruit for hair ’ , and aptly so because the main ingredient for this range originates from shikaki fruit in the Far East . |
| 12 | The method will depend on the variety so look out for a good reference book , such as Pruning by Christopher Brickell , £7.99 , Mitchell Bleazley — part of The Royal Horticultural Society 's Encyclopaedia of Practical Gardening series . |
| 13 | Look out for a current KSA membership certificate in showrooms — a KSA logo reproduced in a manufacturer 's brochure does n't always indicate the status of the retailer — check that he 's a KSA member in his own right . |
| 14 | Leave the summit walking south and look out for a shallow gully leading towards a steep grass slope beside a burn and on to Glenlicht House . |
| 15 | Look out for a special offer at the moment of four different packs of Reeforms suitable for tanks from 30″ to 4 ′ at a 20% discount , and they come with a free high-quality Reef Forms T-shirt . |
| 16 | Look out for a full account of Paul 's journey in a future issue of Outdoor Action . |
| 17 | Look out for a full review in COMMODORE FORCE ! |
| 18 | Look out for a full review in the new-look COMMODORE FORCE ! |
| 19 | When you wind your way around the picturesque Lincoln Half-marathon course , look out for a little chap dressed in green who 'll be running backwards . |
| 20 | ( Look out for a fine clapper bridge here ) . |
| 21 | Jill returned in the spring of 1974 and was told to look around for a suitable site . |
| 22 | We are urgently searching for a set — I 've been informed that some surviving sets are twisted — and if it means that we have to look abroad for a new set in Poland than so be it ! |
| 23 | And while she 's on the job , she 'd better look round for a well-born filly for Timothy to marry . |
| 24 | Strikes by Doherty ‘ s National Union of Operative Spinners , and in the coal fields , greatly alarmed Peel , at the Home Office ; and , in what were to be the dying days of the Tory administration , he looked unsuccessfully for a legal answer to what he called ‘ the constitution and acts of a confederacy calculated in its immediate effects to disturb the peace of the manufacturing districts , and capable , if allowed to gain strength and consistency , of being converted at once into an open resistance to the law . ’ |
| 25 | She looked around for a blunt instrument . |
| 26 | Not surprisingly , everyone looked around for a similar opportunity . |
| 27 | Charles looked around for a suitable candidate and nudged , no doubt , by a couple of doting grandmothers , found Lady Diana Spencer . |
| 28 | Gunga drove off over the bridge as I looked around for a suitable spot to get some practice in . |
| 29 | I looked round for a split second . |
| 30 | Like many footballers at the twilight of their careers , Rough looked round for a suitable business interest and eventually opened his own shop in Musselburgh . |