Example sentences of "[was/were] look for a [adj] " in BNC.
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| 31 | But in 1940 , nobody was looking for a new type of cooker . |
| 32 | Tilda had at first elaborated her story , saying that her mother was looking for a new Daddy , but her observation , quick as a bird 's flight , showed her that this was going too far , and she added that she and her sister prayed nightly to Our Lady of Fatima for her father 's return . |
| 33 | It was looking for a new programme and trying to consolidate its confused followers . |
| 34 | She had just arrived and was looking for a cheap hotel . |
| 35 | Mungo was looking for a straight answer . |
| 36 | Siemens AG is disputing a politically-sensitive article carried in The Wall Street Journal Europe on February 16 , which claims that , for the first time , a top Siemens manager , Heinrich von Pierer , said he was looking for a strategic partner for ailing Siemens Nixdorf Informationssysteme AG ( CI No 2,117 ) : Pierer allegedly stated that he was not interested in a ‘ one-sided partnership ’ , rather in one that involved ‘ real co-operation ’ ; according to Computerwoche , Siemens denied any claim that it was seeking shelter for Siemens Nixdorf under the umbrella of Japanese or US competitors , ‘ like the other three European computer firms ’ ; the Journal 's London office says the paper is sticking by its story . |
| 37 | Siemens AG is disputing a politically-sensitive article carried in The Wall Street Journal Europe on February 16 , which claims that , for the first time , a top Siemens manager , Heinrich von Pierer , said he was looking for a strategic partner for ailing Siemens Nixdorf Informationssysteme AG : Pierer allegedly stated that he was not interested in a ‘ one-sided partnership ’ , rather in one that involved ‘ real co-operation ’ ; according to Computerwoche , Siemens denied any claim that it was seeking shelter for Siemens Nixdorf under the umbrella of Japanese or US competitors , ‘ like the other three European computer firms ’ ; the Journal 's London office says the paper is sticking by its story . |
| 38 | One down against Jan Timman , with three left to play , he was looking for a solid advantage with the white pieces . |
| 39 | base manager for WGOL who is also vice-chairman of the East Anglian branch of the Institute , commented : ‘ The agreement was reached because Trinity House was looking for a professional body to fill the void and the Institute has a good reputation and a presence in the majority of UK ports ’ . |
| 40 | I was looking for a 4 × 4 vehicle and either building could have housed this year 's import quota . |
| 41 | I had become more and more interested in the business world , going back to work at the bank in Newcastle during my vacations , so I was looking for a general business career . ’ |
| 42 | At £12,260 the Aura TD is not particularly cheap but it would certainly be near the top of my shopping list if I was looking for a medium-sized diesel hatchback . |
| 43 | His company , a family business , was recently sold against his wishes and the British Steel Challenge was announced at a time when he was looking for a complete change of direction . |
| 44 | When I meet women from other countries and they talk about Western feminism and Third World feminism , I did n't see it that way at all I was looking for a political party and I found that I could n't find any which suited my political beliefs and a party that combined Third World and British issues . |
| 45 | I was looking for a good and intelligent woman to love — ’ |
| 46 | Once he came out of the Navy , Charles became a little more involved , but it was not really until the end of the decade , after Mountbatten 's death , when he was looking for a real job to do , that Charles took up the reins himself . |
| 47 | While these arrangements were being formulated , the developer was looking for a suitable building . |
| 48 | Corbett was looking for a suitable place as the crowd began to disperse when Benstede returned , accompanied by a thin , stooping figure with watery eyes , a drinker 's red nose and a wispy beard . |
| 49 | During the mid 1970s Californian collector Gary Harris was looking for a suitable warbird to acquire and restore . |
| 50 | When de Kooning was looking for a bigger space , Vicente suggested he take a studio next to his . |
| 51 | Working as a pageboy in a club in St James 's in the 1930s , he mentioned to a member that he was looking for a better-paid job . |
| 52 | If my understanding is correct , the boy was looking for a missing goat on the edge of the thicket when he was charged by a cow elephant and killed . |
| 53 | The Doctor nodded to himself as one piece of the puzzle clicked into place , explaining why everyone thought he was looking for a missing British Consul , obviously this man . |
| 54 | The Hospitality Inn was looking for a worthy home for unwanted furniture and bedding after refurbishment . |
| 55 | Earlier that year he had met a merchant from London who had money to spare and was looking for a likely speculation and Harry , being in the right place at the right time for once , had sold him the idea of investing in a privateering cruise to the Americas . |
| 56 | She seemed most impressed , and said that I should meet her boyfriend who was looking for a bass player , and so I joined his jazz-rock band back in 1973 and we did some touring in Britain . |
| 57 | After years of living in several buildings scattered around Soho Square and Oxford Street , Fitch was looking for a permanent headquarters to physically unite its ‘ multi-disciplinary ’ practice . |
| 58 | Well , she was actually called Marian Evans and was looking for a masculine name to writer under . |
| 59 | His method was to look for a regular solution of the field equations in region IV , and then to obtain the global solution simply by requiring that the metric coefficients be continuous across the boundaries . |