Example sentences of "[be] look for [adj] [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | People magazine has been looking for possible substitutes , and among the personalities they suggest is Prince Charles . |
| 2 | Bristol had previously been heavily involved in the Iceland trade , but had been coming under pressure from increasing Hanse power there , and its merchants may well have been looking for alternative supplies of fish — it is worth stressing that the ships sent out in 1481 in search of the ‘ Isle of Brasil ’ were carrying a large quantity of salt ( 45 , pp.188–9 ; 94 , pp.177–82 ) . |
| 3 | Zimbabwe supports controlled culling of its large elephant population and has been looking for legal ways to cover the costs . |
| 4 | We have one possibility but the case is still under investigation and I am looking for possible motives . |
| 5 | I am looking for short biographies of female scientists — of any discipline — for use in school . |
| 6 | Yorkshire managing director Clive Leach , who will be chief executive of the group , said : ‘ We are looking for substantial reductions and we will be ruthless in taking out any area that does not contribute . ’ |
| 7 | You are looking for familiar words or phrases . |
| 8 | We are looking for state-backed policies to provide funds for those areas of production where potential exists for a swift expansion of exports . |
| 9 | The geologists are looking for viable extensions of the Wych Farm field which has been successfully exploited in Poole Harbour without too much impact on the environment . |
| 10 | They are considering now short-term leases rather than sell on the market as it is at the present , and they are including the clinic in the buildings for which they are looking for alternative uses . |
| 11 | There are currently 79,000 children and young people being cared for by the local authorities in the U.K. and half of them are looking for foster homes . |
| 12 | Computer Sciences Corp , El Segundo , California entered a joint sales and marketing agreement with Sun Microsystems Inc to market client-server systems in the global aerospace manufacturing industry and the two are looking for combined revenues from the partnership to total about $80m over 18 months . |
| 13 | They are looking for other companies to help . |
| 14 | Now they are looking for other ways to make their lives more fulfilling and satisfying . |
| 15 | With R&D they are looking for new products ; with community programmes they are looking to develop an environment that is good for business . ’ |
| 16 | If you are looking for new sites and new friends please come down and attend one of our meetings . |
| 17 | As times grow hard , general publishers are looking for new markets . |
| 18 | All are looking for new ways to raise profits . |
| 19 | They tell Michael they are looking for new ways of using or acquiring skills . |
| 20 | We are looking for individual responses to problem-solving and personality development . |
| 21 | We are looking for young economists to join this rapidly expanding company which specialises in regional and industrial forecasting and analysis , as well as undertaking a wide range of consultancy activities . |
| 22 | The 22 NorthEast Rotaract Clubs are looking for worthwhile charities to support in their September fund-raising week . |
| 23 | As the article by Dr Stuart Nelson in this issue ( p11 ) points out , most SMEs are looking for immediate benefits by improving their products and processes with existing technology at low risk . |
| 24 | Tory backbenchers are looking for strong measures to boost the economy and hope a one per cent cut in interest rates will cushion predicted cutbacks in public spending . |
| 25 | Serious collectors ( and there are only a handful in the world ) are looking for pre-sinking letters , postcards or photographs disembarked at the Titanic 's last port of call , Queenstown ; signals or accounts of the sinking ; or , best of all , something that was actually in the ill-fated vessel . |
| 26 | If you are looking for advertised vacancies in local newspapers , always buy the early edition , and follow up immediately . |
| 27 | Why US carmakers are looking for European partners : Larry Black explains an unexpected effect of US restrictions on imports of Japanese cars |
| 28 | The value to a company of an experienced press officer is being able to distinguish between journalists who are looking for free samples and those who are serious about their work . |
| 29 | Liverpool Obstetrics and Gynaecology Trust are looking for voluntary redundancies . |
| 30 | More and more of the public are looking for natural products and the industry could well have considerable untapped markets for a variety of produce . |