Example sentences of "[pron] look for a [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Everytime I receive Wimpey News I look for a mention of where I work . |
| 2 | Ezek. 22.30 — ‘ I looked for a man among them who would build up the wall and stand before Me in the gap on behalf of the land so that I would not have to destroy it , but I found none . ’ |
| 3 | I looked for a scraper but could n't see one . |
| 4 | I looked for a body , but could n't find one . |
| 5 | ‘ I looked for a marshall 's post , but the guy 's glove prevented him pulling out the safety pin in the extinguisher and I had to get out of the car and do it for him ! ’ |
| 6 | First I 'll divulge that I went to Bristol — they 'll know that already if they 're bright enough — then I 'll say I went to this Bed and Breakfast — then I looked for a job … |
| 7 | Also I 'd had feedback from the moss chart that children enjoyed scouring the poster for tiny details , so I looked for a solution that would allow as many items as possible to be painted the same size . |
| 8 | For filtration I looked for a Fluval 303 . |
| 9 | I stood in the gloaming for the longest 30 seconds of my life while someone looked for a light switch . |
| 10 | When I think back it seems to me they were all three of them looking for a groove to settle in — tramlines that would take them somewhere without them having to think where they were going . ’ |
| 11 | He must ha , he was looking , somebody looking for a house . |
| 12 | Sources say its looking for a decision by Spring . |
| 13 | But in this case the enlightened engineer was concerned to do precisely the opposite , and as the digger pulled back the rubble , he exposed an area of wall which looked for a moment as if it was made entirely of shiny cream bones . |
| 14 | It is they , too , who lend him/her money for the journey and help him/her look for a job in the urban environment . |
| 15 | ‘ Are you looking for a fight , lady ? ’ he demanded tersely . |
| 16 | Where do you look for a girl who 's nothing to do but drift about for the daylight hours ? |
| 17 | it 's like that argument , that , when you look for a marriage partner you 're either looking for somebody to re if you 're a woman , to replicate your father , or to be |
| 18 | Right that 's D O C and then you look on here and you look for a D O C , when you found it you put a ring around it alright ? |
| 19 | First you look for a vase to put them in — and remember , Head teachers , quite nice plain vases can be obtained quite cheaply at County Supp lies . |
| 20 | So you look for a conductor |
| 21 | No , you look for a picture showing a suitcase . |
| 22 | But if she faced a China intractably hostile , staunchly pro-American and modernising with a vengeance , would the USSR become more amenable or would she look for a means of escape ? |
| 23 | And she looked for a way out , though she knew there was none . |
| 24 | As she looked for a hiding place she could hear the voices increasing in volume . |
| 25 | She looked for a picture that would be suitable for a poster and came across the Suzannah and the Elder 's painting . |
| 26 | Nevertheless he insisted that , at least until they were over Esk , they must all stay together ; they owed that to the Border men and indeed all who looked for a share in the spoil . |
| 27 | Anyone who looked for a way out of stopping short of the tunnel of relentless worry could telephone Simon Johnson , manager of the Housing Debtline . |
| 28 | He said it straight at the senior officer , who looked for a moment as if someone had cracked a whip in his face . |
| 29 | Yeah Now where shall we look for a ruby wedding card ? |
| 30 | Well when we say anything to a child , we look for a response . |