Example sentences of "[be] looking [adv] for [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Yes , the hindquarter double-muscled trait is important and is the breed 's main attribute , but we 've been looking too for stock with good overall conformation , with loin and fleshing that we feel is vital to any successful terminal sire breed . |
| 2 | The client would usually be looking secretly for guidance , and would be likely not just to sell out of his Rolls Royce shares , but to reinvest his original £500 with any profit , plus say £1,000 further capital in the stock proposed . |
| 3 | ‘ And if I could make one more suggestion — if I ask to see you at ten in the morning , and you wander in at ten-thirty , you will be looking elsewhere for employment . |
| 4 | And I take it the police still have his case more or less open , and will be looking out for news of him , in case there 's something more in it . |
| 5 | One finds reassurance in foreign examples if one looks for it : but ought we not to be looking more for stimulus ? |
| 6 | Finally , he is looking out for support material for Christian detached youth workers . |
| 7 | Leeson was looking around for inspiration , a topic that did n't rub salt into wounds . |