Example sentences of "look for [pron] [noun] [prep] [art] " in BNC.

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1 I 'm really only looking for my place on the bandwagon . ’
2 In minutes he was dressed and looking for his signallers at the Dutch HQ , for as second in command of the Company he must warn headquarters and the platoons in their hill positions above the town , as well as contacting Sparrow Force , whom he did not know were under attack the same night .
3 In a way the proposal that the state of the universe is determined by a sum over only nonsingular histories is like the drunk looking for his key under the lamp-post : It may not be where he lost it , but it is the only place where he might find it .
4 Look for my name on the door . ’
5 There is a florist 's shop in nearly every town ; nowadays large stores too are selling more plants and may look for your services in the retail sector .
6 On his way back with the water , he got lost on detour around a fallen tree , and as he looked for his way through the woods , he heard a voice ask from the underbrush , ‘ Have you anything to drink ? ’
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