Example sentences of "[noun] looking [prep] an [adj] " in BNC.

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1 Birdie sometimes questioned the fairness of life , having spent overlong looking after an ailing mother and missing her chances with a very suitable man from Ballylee who married another , who was n't bound to an ailing parent .
2 Down a little tunnel at the Mesdag museum , up a flight of stairs , and you are standing atop a dune looking at an enormous 360-degree panorama painted in 1881 .
3 ‘ I sometimes think you hate everyone , ’ said Betty , who would have liked to go round India on a bicycle in an orange robe looking for an Enlightened One .
4 I 'm a tall , dark , athletic male lookIng for an attractive and lonely female to give loads of affection to , and to put the sparkle into her beautiful eyes .
5 The Clearing System is designed to help people looking for an alternative place .
6 Such a financial obstacle would send most people looking for an easier option , but Dreamflight has been helped enormously in recent years by Spar supermarkets who have raised £350,000 .
7 We ran the length of the train looking for an unlocked door .
8 There is a small cover charge per pupil and any teachers looking for an interesting visit for their classes should book directly with the Southport Railway Centre .
9 An extraordinary little trilobite looking like an ancient medallion , preserved in shale , with some of its original exoskeleton retained , coloured by iron compounds .
10 Here 's a simple solution for the regular monthly saver looking for an excellent level of return for quite a modest investment .
11 It makes a perfect base and not just for enthusiastic golfers and golf societies looking for an ideal location .
12 5PM Determined to get some food and a six-pack , I drive around aimlessly through Hollywood looking for an open 7-Eleven or corner market that has n't been burned .
13 FOR employees looking for an environmentally-friendly Christmas present … why not adopt a Wedghog .
14 An Indian lady from India sits in reception looking at an Indian film magazine and listening to Indian music .
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