Example sentences of "[noun] looking for an [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ And now it is gone , all gone … the communists have thrown in the sponge and left us bouncing around in the ring looking for an opponent . |
| 2 | They have left their homes looking for an education . |
| 3 | ‘ Not in Europe , Jane , where I spent ten long years looking for an ideal . |
| 4 | As Kenny and Kenny suggest , the " position of the landlord is now very much strengthened " and the " question is whether licences have anything at all to offer to the landlord looking for an income from his residential property . " |
| 5 | ‘ I want to see more of that , ’ said Allan , ‘ People looking for an answer from TOP first , rather than trying some other way and only using the philosophy as a last resort . |
| 6 | As the two fighters move around the area looking for an opening in each other 's defence , various manoeuvres to distract and break the opponent 's concentration can be employed . |
| 7 | Any would-be future purchaser of Newco is likely to want to acquire the entire issued share capital of the company , and the investor looking for an exit will be reluctant to allow management or any other minority shareholder to frustrate this intention . |
| 8 | The shareholder profile ( eg entrenched family holdings , owner-managers approaching retirement age or venture capitalists looking for an exit ) |
| 9 | In the meantime , he says , clients of conservators also need to act responsibly when they entrust a work of art to someone : ‘ They spend more time and more effort looking for an auto mechanic than they do finding someone to restore a work of art ’ . |
| 10 | It 's the speculator looking for an investment who 'll lose out . |