Example sentences of "[adv] look for [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Despite these finds , competition in the modelling business gets tougher every year , and agencies are constantly looking for new talent . |
| 2 | It 's important to him that everyone knows he is the champion , that he is better than anyone else and not necessarily looking for easy pay days . |
| 3 | We 've taken all this into account , erm I 'm not sure all groups have tried to do that , erm but we have tried to please everyone , we do have some particular priorities and we do want to make significant improvements in service where we can and not necessarily looking for cheap publicity by increasing in lots of places as some people are supposed to of done so where one concludes sometime a significant amount of money in but will have a noticeable difference to their essential service . |
| 4 | This means not only looking for good practice in the present but also looking for indicators for the future . |
| 5 | Nevertheless if they were going to fly again they were gon na pay for a seat and they 're only looking for some recompense towards a new new ticket what 's wrong with sending them a voucher y'know , a properly produced voucher that we c that 's controlled properly by and all they do is guarantee any travel at their normal travel agent , do the business , attach the voucher to the B S P |
| 6 | We are very big and therefore we 're only looking for big business , is that , is that fair comment ? |
| 7 | It was especially looking for new business in Osaka . |
| 8 | Searching Ellie 's face , perhaps looking for some resemblance , she gave a funny little sigh . |
| 9 | He decided that he was never likely to do even as well as they and that he had better look for another career , which eventually he found successfully in the world of travel . |
| 10 | Firstly , your garment is likely to be more successful if you use a very similar yarn so look for slubbed cotton , acrylic for acrylic , wool for wool and so on . |
| 11 | Firstly , your garment is likely to be more successful if you use a very similar yarn so look for slubbed cotton for slubbed cotton , acrylic for acrylic , wool for wool and so on . |
| 12 | One interpretation of the intermittent energy which Joseph Sturge put into the free produce movement in the 1840s is that it constituted an attempt by a Friend who had launched out into public and even political life to maintain links with more traditionally quietist brethren who none the less looked for greater perfection in the world . |
| 13 | The examiner is not looking for technical perfection and certainly would not find it in many candidates ' answers to this question . |
| 14 | Therefore , we 're not , other than the specific items that appear on your additions list , we 're not looking for any growth in the base budget at this stage , over and above that that 's already built into your budget base . |
| 15 | Dr Alun Gee , NRA technical manager for the Welsh region , said , ‘ We are not looking for any relaxation in current standards ’ and the objectives will contain a ‘ no deterioration ’ clause . |
| 16 | I 'm not looking for some sinecure of a job with the cosy family firm , Lucy ! |
| 17 | I am not looking for maximum performance or power . |
| 18 | Yes , it 's just looking for certain letter groups |
| 19 | Yeah , I got the impression when the TV commentators were going on about the Turks being in Europe for the last 10 years they were just looking for some excuse to explain th scum 's ineptitude . |
| 20 | SOUTH AFRICA 'S tour of England is under serious threat and Rugby Union chiefs are already looking for alternative opposition for their showpiece match at Twickenham on November 14 . |
| 21 | ‘ So why did n't you just look for another job , instead of involving yourself in such a risky undertaking ? ’ |
| 22 | The opportunities of individual patronage may have been reduced , but few major writers from the time of Gay and Swift to that of George Crabbe did not look for such patronage or shape some composition toward the expectations of a patron . |
| 23 | According to the functionalist , then , to explain the existence of a social institution we must not look for purposive intention on the part of individuals but , rather , we should investigate the fact that the social system as a whole requires its needs to be satisfied . |
| 24 | ‘ Promise me , Jane , not to look for another job . |
| 25 | Local magazines : Most regions have their own glossy magazines and some also have more newsy and less magazines produced either by independent publishers or by local authorities or community groups , They are usually looking for good material of local interest , Contact : The editor or reporters . |
| 26 | Erm if it 's um well generally speaking I think , thinking about what the sort of consensus would be among people who who study this sort of thing , they 're usually looking for some sort of of discrepancy in ages or powers or something . |
| 27 | In the second half Leeds came roaring back , possibly looking for another replay because Chapman scored for the Yorkshire side after sixty nine minutes , but Arsenal held firm and they visit Shrewsbury in round five . |
| 28 | ‘ We are always looking for new business . |
| 29 | More police were called , and the troublemakers of Berlin , always looking for new violence , joined in the fray . |
| 30 | Norman 's always looking for one hole are n't you Norm ! |