Example sentences of "[pron] [be] looking for a [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | So I let her just pass , and said , ‘ Oh , darling , I am looking for a new ‘ element ’ … ’ ; and after half an hour the manager came back to me and said that she was sitting upstairs weeping . |
| 2 | Now I am looking for a new start and go on from there . ’ |
| 3 | He stormed : ‘ I am looking for a dramatic improvement in our defending . |
| 4 | And can I remind the district planning officers I am looking for a positive contribution from you on Tuesday . |
| 5 | I 'm looking for a rich husband to take me away from it all . ’ |
| 6 | I 'm looking for a decent income with the right company . |
| 7 | And as you have pointed out , when I take the lovely Miss Ingram as my bride , you and Adèle must leave the house , so I 'm looking for a new job for you . ’ |
| 8 | and I 'm looking for a new manager . ’ |
| 9 | ‘ I 'm looking for a particular girl , ’ said Huy . |
| 10 | And then as we was coming home from Pete 's , a chap stopped us and asked us where was so I told him where was he said I 'm looking for a little black and white house I said it 's right there look ! |
| 11 | But if someone 's looking for an unusual night spot On Grace there was , after all , not so very much to be done . |
| 12 | I was looking for a good and intelligent woman to love — ’ |
| 13 | Slater says : ‘ I was looking for a new challenge and I am confident that this club will win honours . ’ |
| 14 | 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 . ’ |
| 15 | 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 . |
| 16 | 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 . |
| 17 | Air France also has an operating alliance with Malev , the Hungarian carrier which is looking for a strategic foreign partner . |
| 18 | But in 1940 , nobody was looking for a new type of cooker . |
| 19 | This can be so useful to anyone looking for a secondary school , especially for the young couple with a growing child who are looking for a new area to move into . |
| 20 | History has shown that investing in the stock market during times of economic recovery has proved rewarding for investors who are looking for a good return over the longer term . |
| 21 | Many of the interesting books of flower paintings in the Library have been donated or bequeathed by plant lovers who are looking for a good home for their paintings . |
| 22 | ‘ For those boffins who are looking for an old AC30 , remember that Vox produced three versions with different frequency biases . |
| 23 | IF YOU are looking for a late summer break at a holiday park in Britain then this could be your lucky year . |
| 24 | ‘ Do n't say that you are looking for a gilded mare too ! ’ |
| 25 | If you are looking for a specific topic ( e.g. The Paris Peace Conference ) and it is not listed , you might investigate chapters which appear related ( e.g. " The Resettlement of Europe " or , even more broadly , " The First World War " ) . |
| 26 | The centre of Mediterranean brokerage , where we can offer you an UNBEATABLE selection of pre-owned SWAN yachts , whether you are looking for a classic Sparkman & Stephens or the latest German Frers design . |
| 27 | But when you are looking for a suitable speech you ca n't really reject anything familiar solely because you think it might bore the panel . |
| 28 | These points will , I hope , give you some guidelines to judging the temperament of a strange horse , whether you are looking for a suitable horse to buy , or deciding which way to handle a particular animal . |
| 29 | Overall a recommended buy if you are looking for a simple but powerful professional database . |
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