Example sentences of "[adj] [noun pl] looking for a [adj] " in BNC.
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1 | He spent almost 10 years looking for a Scottish hotel near a large population centre , but found nowhere suitable . |
2 | There is an element of desperation in this ( ageing vampiric lefties looking for a radical fix from the last sexual sub-culture left in town ) . |
3 | Early versions of these theories were quickly taken up by clinical researchers looking for a formal way of examining what their patients — like the one above — were telling them and many experimental studies were carried out , guided by the hypothesis that schizophrenic features like overinclusive thinking are due to very weak filtration of the contents of thought , resulting in the psychotic individual finding it difficult to pursue a logically connected train of ideas . |
4 | For those customers looking for a real Italian holiday atmosphere in an Italian family hotel , the Hotel Ritz is an ideal choice . |
5 | They may not be deliberately malicious , just children looking for a little adventure , but soon windows are smashed and the doors forced open . |
6 | Rather than rent a building , the company decided to build its own offices and then spent 18 months to two years looking for a suitable area . |