Example sentences of "[noun pl] looking for a [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | 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 ) . |
| 2 | 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 . |
| 3 | Sailing as corporate hospitality took off about a decade ago , with companies looking for a new way of hosting events . |
| 4 | On extended expeditions there were occasions when he would break or lose even his spares , and I would find myself combing deserted beaches and jungle tracks looking for a small circle of glass on which , I was acutely aware , rested the success or failure of an entire project . |
| 5 | 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 . |
| 6 | He spent almost 10 years looking for a Scottish hotel near a large population centre , but found nowhere suitable . |
| 7 | She wondered how many were selling information , and how many were dupes looking for a good time . |
| 8 | Top cosmetic surgeon Anthony Erian says he turns away more than half the people who walk into his Harley Street consulting rooms looking for a new image . |
| 9 | People strolled past without giving him a second look — couples hand in hand , families with pushchairs , groups of friends looking for a good spot to picnic . |
| 10 | It was contended that purchasers looking for a good-quality carpet would go to a conventional carpet shop and not to a carpet superstore which they considered was more applicable to the lower end of the market . |
| 11 | They may not be deliberately malicious , just children looking for a little adventure , but soon windows are smashed and the doors forced open . |
| 12 | Yalikavak is for funboard sailors looking for a high probability of good steady winds . |
| 13 | He wandered along the brighter corridors near Nettles looking for a good place to plant his seeds . |