Example sentences of "look for [prep] the [noun sg] " in BNC.

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1 Nothing fancy is looked for in the way of bait and tackle : it 's the basic hook , line and worm .
2 Finally , it seems also to be a taken-for-granted principle that in human affairs where there is order there is something corresponding to a rule to be looked for in the background of the actions which appear as orderly .
3 Project members are normally overseen by a Steering Committee , representing relevant expertise that is not to be looked for within the institution itself .
4 Area health authorities up here which we 're not looking for at the moment and er because the Government is hashing them around and we 're a bit uncertain in that area .
5 That that 's all we 're looking for at the moment .
6 Get some movement out there we had a young , a young lady who er she name and she 's up front in the cabinet you know every opportunity she had she was looking for round the room , but not sort of in the round the outside all the time and it 's just that she wanted to be with a group of people all the time .
7 You simply have to weigh up your personal circumstances and what you are looking for from the job , keeping in mind any long-term plans that you may have for your future career development .
8 When you work with people and you communicate you listen to what they say and you make sure you say what you need to say then that trust is there and that trust builds and it fosters trust , and really that 's what we 've got ta be looking for in the work situation .
9 ‘ About schools , no doubt , they know something-perhaps they have schedules and inventories that tell them in wearisome detail what they should look for in the structure , the physical fabric .
10 Whatever she could look for in the future must be looked for outside marriage .
11 it can be confusing with sucha range of chesese. people always know what to look for by the colour .
12 You simply wo n't know what to look for in the way of payoffs , the consequences of behaviour .
13 This means that they should be clear about what they are to look for in the performance and how they are to judge these points .
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