Example sentences of "[adv] looking for a [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | And you only have to see a police uniform through the door to feel racked with guilt , even though you 've done nothing wrong and he 's only looking for a lost cat . |
| 2 | I do find that most people who come out here on short contracts are only looking for a paid holiday . |
| 3 | Manager Graeme Souness takes his squad across the Mersey to Tranmere tonight looking for a confidence-boosting display before the weekend showdown with Howard Wilkinson 's champions . |
| 4 | We were just looking for a suitable warren to send our ferrets down to flush out the occupants . |
| 5 | ‘ Do n't you realize I 'd be a target for all the men living in World 's End who are just looking for a loose woman to amuse themselves with ? ’ |
| 6 | But with a list price of around £1,500 , it may be a tad too expensive if you 're just looking for a reliable workhorse. 300dpi printers are good enough for churning out letters , reports and the odd graphic , and do a lot less damage to your wallet . |
| 7 | I was always looking for a short-term miracle . |
| 8 | But , when asked whether he was still looking for a new goalkeeper despite Hitchcock 's form , Porterfield said : ‘ We are always looking to improve our squad of players and we will keep searching . ’ |
| 9 | It 's been a weekend of turmoil for Oxford United , still looking for a new manager . |
| 10 | It 's been a weekend of turmoil for Oxford United , still looking for a new manager . |
| 11 | Implementation of that policy , in Indo-China however , would depend upon France ; and after two years of war and in spite of some growing and ineffable optimism , the French were still looking for a purposeful Vietnam policy and had revealed not so much procrastination and missed opportunities as a sort of political paralysis . |
| 12 | The liquidator , Chris Ashurst of Brighton-based Neville Russell , says that he is still looking for a missing £1m of stock and is keen to hear from anyone who bought OCT machines from anywhere other than the London direct-sales team , or the liquidators ' auction held in Bristol . |
| 13 | Well I , I went to a psychiatrist once looking for a self-help group cos I did n't want tablets or anything I just wanted somebody I could talk to . |
| 14 | The Football League hierarchy are also looking for a new TV deal for their revamped competition and they also still have to meet sponsors Barclays to discuss the final year of their deal . |
| 15 | Newcastle manager Kevin Keegan is also looking for a new striker . |
| 16 | In debt and in the middle of a takeover battle , they 're also looking for a new manager . |
| 17 | One of the attractions of NoS was that , in breaking away from the Fleet Street mould , it was also looking for a different sort of employee . |
| 18 | A CANINE hero who helped save a dog which was dying from rat poison is now looking for a good home . |
| 19 | They are now looking for a good buyer who would be willing to continue their lifetime 's work , and either buy the stock separately , or as a whole package complete with factories . |
| 20 | As Gargy Patel reports , he 's now looking for a new challenge . |
| 21 | Gorham and Dudley , who demonstrated the prototype last week , are now looking for a British company with expertise in optics and electronics to invest £250 000 . |
| 22 | ‘ You may not know , but we had an officer here looking for a missing boy , earlier this evening . |
| 23 | Do I start tomorrow looking for a new paper , because the Echo ca n't be doing with a man who lacks the bloody human touch ? |
| 24 | But I do n't expect you to believe I was simply looking for a good time . |
| 25 | Maxim trailed into the room behind him , vaguely looking for a fresh drink and finding Ages instead , who had been more than vaguely looking for him . |
| 26 | During that first week she went out with Nahum in the trap he used for visiting in the parish , and she was continually looking for a young woman with white hair and a baby . |