Example sentences of "[adj] [was/were] look for a " in BNC.
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| 1 | You probably remember , erm , a stimulating little book published last year by Frank on the Impulse to Philanthropy , where certainly in his nineteenth century analysis of the growth of philanthropy , he saw to main things , evangelicalism , which er , meant that people were going out looking for converts , and therefore doing good social work on the way , and the growth of the women 's movement , in the sense that women otherwise unemployed were looking for a new area of activity to get into . |
| 2 | The Labour Department said the figures were in line with economists ' forecasts , but many were looking for a modest reduction . |
| 3 | Thus , for example , the unanimous response of the EEC 's governments and institutions to the Danish referendum in July 1992 was to look for a way to ‘ accommodate ’ the Danish Government , to bring the Danes back on board ’ . |
| 4 | Not everyone was absorbed with play — most were looking for a sign that Syd was back |
| 5 | Most were looking for a local representative . |