Example sentences of "and looking for " in BNC.
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| 1 | His two thumbs rotated about one another as they always did when he was agitated and looking for a way to strike . |
| 2 | Cadillac 's UK importer was aware of Leland 's achievement , and looking for a way to prove the car 's craftsmanship . |
| 3 | Millwall v Arsenal Arsenal still have to find their form of a year ago but they continue to pick up points at regular intervals , and with Marwood fit and Groves recovered from a virus they should have the resources to beat a Millwall side again lacking Briley and looking for their first League win since September 23 . |
| 4 | Happy Mondays , The Stone Roses , Flowered Up , Primal Scream and The Paris Angels have no real feel for club music ; they 've brought in the ‘ wrong ’ element , and so the purists and the elitists are changing direction and looking for an alternative . |
| 5 | Warner Brothers said PWL stepped into the breach and were putting together the songs for the movie , including using several old 50 ’ s classics by Little Richard , Eddie Cochran and all , while Kylie was doing a cover version of ‘ Tears On My Pillow ’ , by Little Anthony and the Imperials , and looking for a Christmas Number One . |
| 6 | The ladies , sisters , were English and looking for somewhere cheap but clean while they stayed on in Florence to attend art classes . |
| 7 | Cooper , knocked out by Floyd Patterson in his previous fight and looking for a gentle return to the ring , took on Boston Jacobs , an unknown New Yorker . |
| 8 | The change in employment may not always be so favourable as yesterday 's either , but the market is now starting to feel bullish and looking for a FT-SE of 3,000 by next year . |
| 9 | The general rules on Hering 's law of cure and looking for improvement in well-being still applies but it is necessary to take into account pathological tissues change . |
| 10 | As our eyes open to the perilous state of the world , it is hardly surprising that so many sensible people are turning instinctively to the land and looking for smallholdings . |
| 11 | I would save myself and those around a lot of heartache by forgetting the Sahara and looking for another curacy . |
| 12 | and comparing it with pig blood infected with ASFV and looking for similarities . |
| 13 | All the signs are that somewhere there is a warehouse full of unwanted red-blue 3D specs , going cheap and looking for an alternative use . |
| 14 | He is moving the factory to Doncaster ( though he will keep an office in London ) and looking for voluntary redundancies . |
| 15 | It was the only place in the Forest where you could sit down carelessly , without getting up again almost at once and looking for somewhere else . |
| 16 | After the discovery of the antique shop window , I started going out at night and looking for other window displays . |
| 17 | I would say that if you 're sixty years old and looking for meaning in life you should not be listening to this kind of music . |
| 18 | Kevin Coley was rumoured to be fed up with the dreadful Napiers and looking for a new senior professional . |
| 19 | ‘ That 's why I 'm always encouraging and looking for opportunities for the team . |
| 20 | It 's a complete package for heavier runner ( 12 stone and over ) with a high weekly mileage ( over 30 ) and looking for good conditioning and stability . |
| 21 | Here is the appalling Bliss family in their anyone-for-tennis country home : actress mother , artistic father , precocious children — all of them vain and selfish and looking for amusement and romantic intrigue from their weekend guests . |
| 22 | In minutes he was dressed and looking for his signallers at the Dutch HQ , for as second in command of the Company he must warn headquarters and the platoons in their hill positions above the town , as well as contacting Sparrow Force , whom he did not know were under attack the same night . |
| 23 | The truth is that C is a convenient scapegoat for those upset by The Shamen 's commercial ambitions and looking for a way to convince themselves that , underneath it all , Colin 's still credible . |
| 24 | Or maybe it was like the ball in a roulette wheel , bouncing around and looking for the right number … |
| 25 | After the discovery of the antique shop window , I started going out at night and looking for other window displays . |
| 26 | Simply noting how often node names occur and looking for repeating patterns has been useful . |
| 27 | If you are in the Manchester area and looking for something to do , the City Art Gallery in Mosley Street might be well worth a visit . |
| 28 | When they do , he 's probably so busy making tea , answering their demands for more sugar , and looking for his favourite mug in the debris that he ca n't concentrate on his red boxes . |
| 29 | Municipal Mutual , Britain 's ninth biggest insurer with 1,500,000 policyholders , is in difficulty and looking for a new partner . |
| 30 | We will be looking at a wide range of candidates — you may be a new graduate , or in mid-career and looking for a change of direction , or returning to employment after a career break . |