Example sentences of "[noun] [vb -s] look for " in BNC.
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| 1 | The method outlined in this section for detecting interactions involves looking for differences in the magnitude of the ds . |
| 2 | A FEW MONTHS AGO I GAVE MY IMPRESSIONS of the sort of thing a typical record critic tends to look for in putting together a review . |
| 3 | Much archaeology involves looking for underlying patterns within a jumble of visual detail . |
| 4 | Clearly Helen has looked for ‘ explanations ’ to help her deal with such a painful experience , and the one she seems to have come up with is that she was picked on for the way she looks . |
| 5 | She does n't stay here , but the workers stay in overnight — they often work fifty , sixty , seventy hours a week — just in case her husband comes looking for her . |
| 6 | I 've got to talk to you before your husband comes looking for you . ’ |
| 7 | ‘ Knox goes looking for a fight , but Steve likes it that way . |
| 8 | Accordingly , the disability rights movement has looked for lessons from abroad when drawing up a manifesto for reform . |
| 9 | The individual performers will be interested in other factors too as will the teacher , and they can have their own checklist of language performance points to look for . |
| 10 | Michael Ryan has looked for a rapprochement between deconstruction and Marxism . |
| 11 | It is impossible to watch the towplane and the ground ahead during the climb out so that in the event of a launch failure the glider pilot has to look for a field , whereas in the normal tow position he has a good view of the fields ahead all the time . |
| 12 | Why not keep the old laws and the half-metre gap , then allow the touch judges to look for off-sides and crooked throws and let the ref look just for illegal play ? |
| 13 | In his spare time , Mr Chettle enjoys looking for fossils and regards the east coast as ‘ a brilliant area ’ for his hobby . |
| 14 | The company continues to look for expansion opportunities , especially in Great Yarmouth , where the scale of production support operations enhances the benefits of resource sharing , an area in which the company has a proven record . |
| 15 | You can SCAN , which involves just looking quickly at each page , to pick out anything which you recognise as being relevant to you , and which you can then read in detail ( scanning involves looking for keywords ) . |