Example sentences of "[noun sg] [was/were] looking [prep] the [adj] " in BNC.

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1 those seeking work were looking for the same kinds of jobs as those that had found it ;
2 It also reported that the Regional Council was looking into the possible benefits of introducing a Geographical Information System ( GIS ) as a corporate resource and that road accident statistics was one of the pilot study areas .
3 The senator was looking at the sun-reflecting sea .
4 What she should be doing was looking on the bright side .
5 the 26 students seeking employment were looking in the same kinds of business areas as those who had been more successful in job search ;
6 Biff was looking at the brutal contraption rather more dubiously .
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