Example sentences of "[adv] looking [prep] a [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Merely looking for a person is not an assault : Arobieke [ 1988 ] Crim LR 314 ( CA ) . |
| 2 | that and so on , erm , erm , I , it would be nice in fact if the er Ipswich evening tabloid which gave us prominence to this rule er would give just a little space to er this latest development , erm but I would like to , not being excessively caracole I mean reading this document I do feel a slight er switch on your comments on er Pipers Vale , er which you note , there are no er nationally er or er common species which sounds as though you have designs on it , erm I , I wonder if this would be the place to ask you , you know , to make some sort of statement about Pipers Vale , you know that we are basically looking for a route which does not touch on Pipers Vale |
| 3 | ‘ I 'm only looking for a taxi . ’ |
| 4 | Tt and we 're obviously looking at a process of land reform which has , has undergone a number of changes and I think we , we 've begun to see some of the influences on those changes and particularly over the , the last week or so the this has . |
| 5 | ‘ Folly , I do n't want you to go on looking for a place of your own . |
| 6 | You know , you go on looking for a solution to this difficult problem . |
| 7 | Financially troubled Sequoia Systems Inc says it is no longer looking for a buyer — it did n't get any acceptable offers in the first place — and is talking to minority investor Hewlett-Packard Co about new funding to get development its PA-RISC-based fault tolerant machines back on the tracks . |
| 8 | Financially troubled Marlborough , Massachusetts-based Sequoia Systems Inc says it is no longer looking for a buyer — it did n't get any acceptable offers in the first place — and is talking to minority investor Hewlett-Packard Co about new funding to get development its Precision Architecture RISC-based fault-tolerant machines back on the tracks : Hewlett has hitherto seemed doubtful about further involvement . |
| 9 | The unions , including her own Transport and General Workers ' Union , are no longer looking like a pushover for her . |
| 10 | However , at the time that Penrose produced his theorem , I was a research student desperately looking for a problem with which to complete my Ph.D . |
| 11 | I belatedly realized I was not looking at a reproduction . |
| 12 | ‘ I am not looking for a ghost . |
| 13 | So I 'm not looking for a response to what he says at this stage . |
| 14 | ‘ We 're not looking for a conflict . |
| 15 | ‘ We are not looking for a leader , ’ Douglas Wilson from Burton said . |
| 16 | And the chairman added : ‘ While we will have to strengthen the squad to compete at the higher level , we are certainly not looking for a lot of new players . |
| 17 | Staff at Watford Gap say they 're not looking for a place in the annals of high cuisine , just to continue making their customers a nice cup of tea in the morning or a nice cup of tea with their tea . |
| 18 | He told himself he was not looking for a lover , but simply the opportunity to tell Resenence about the dream . |
| 19 | not well enough to do that , so I 'm not looking for a job yet , she said your nerves are all |
| 20 | We were n't charged anything for the food , so we were there as guests , although everybody else was working but we was given the most comfortable er room to stay , so it , there were quite a few people living there because of this reason , that er people coming from outside looking for a job , they would automatically er obtain the accommodation without being charged for it . |
| 21 | Without thinking , I said , ‘ No thanks , I 'm just looking for a man . ’ |
| 22 | You 're just looking for a date of today . |
| 23 | Yeah I was just looking for a memory jogger here , I just could n't remember what it was |
| 24 | I was just looking for a reference |
| 25 | ‘ But then right at that time Mick Fleetwood came into the studio , just looking for a studio to use , and happened to hear a song from the Buckingham Nicks album , which was just being used to showcase the room . |
| 26 | ‘ I guess I threw myself at you because of everything that had happened between Jonathan and myself ; I guess I was just looking for a diversion and you happened to be in the right place at the right time . ’ |
| 27 | people are just looking for a diversion so erm |
| 28 | " She 's right , " the maid grinned , " you are just looking for a body to practise on . " |
| 29 | Just looking for a solution to the problem that 's all ! |
| 30 | You 're not just looking for a brother . |