Example sentences of "searching for a [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Police are searching for a blunt instrument . |
| 2 | The paper offers a model derived from ‘ job search theory ’ which is concerned with the optimal behaviour of an unemployed individual who is searching for a suitable job in the labour market . |
| 3 | Hope keeps the characters searching for a better life . |
| 4 | He was searching for a complete lyricist who could add flavour to songs he was intending to be covered by bigger artists . |
| 5 | She gripped the wheel , looking alternately into the rear-view mirror and ahead , searching for a turn-off where she might be able to lose the chasing Audi . |
| 6 | PROFESSIONAL hunters called in by police were today searching for a great white shark that killed a scuba diver on his honeymoon . |
| 7 | Yet , while the New Popsters produced a stream of memorable hit singles ( Culture Club 's Do You Really Want To Hurt Me , or Duran 's Hungry Like The Wolf ) , within three years they 'd all be defunct , or frantically searching for a new ‘ adult ’ audience . |
| 8 | According to a survey of property valuers , 25% of those searching for a new home would prefer to live in an Avenue , while 20% would like a Lane . |
| 9 | He decided , though , it would be best to do it alone and started searching for a new workshop where he could work in secret on a new plan . |
| 10 | As there is still a marked shortage of UK accountants with language abilities , it could be wise to take a crash course while searching for a new job . |
| 11 | Bayern Munich , Tottenham , Aston Villa , Chelsea and Everton were all linked with Hughes — as Fergie spent his time searching for a new goal star . |
| 12 | He told me how , at one point in his life , presumably in the 1930s , that he was searching for a new purpose and direction in his life ; one offering greater personal fulfilment . |
| 13 | The same applies in the labour market where workers made unemployed do not immediately reduce their asking wage and take up a new job — instead , they spend some ( possibly quite considerable ) time searching for a new job at the old wage . |
| 14 | When I was eighteen I came in contact with the Catholic Crusade which was a rather left wing Christian Socialist Organization and I found that their attitude to problems contained the answers for which I had been searching for a good many years tell me when you want me to raise something . |
| 15 | ‘ While Ian Wooldridge might spend hours searching for a good line , McIlvanney will spend the time searching for the truth ’ |
| 16 | Households will do their best , with the main earner searching for a good job , undertaking training and pursuing overtime , while the second earner goes out to bring the household income up to that socially approved target . |
| 17 | b , Mature males have a higher mortality when searching for a female than on a female 's web . |
| 18 | SEARCHING FOR A SERIOUS PROPERTY OVER ½ MILLION ? |
| 19 | Einstein spent most of his later years unsuccessfully searching for a unified theory , but the time was not ripe : there were partial theories for gravity and the electromagnetic force , but very little was known about the nuclear forces . |
| 20 | Thereafter , radio and television increasingly became the media for straight news , which left the press searching for a distinctive role . |
| 21 | She moved restlessly , searching for a cooler spot on the pillow , her mind awhirl with fragmented images of Nathan Bryce as she relived the swift bruising pressure of his lips on hers . |
| 22 | She had unconsciously put into practice the Winnie the Pooh principle , which rules that the most effective method of searching for a lost person or object is to get lost oneself on the assumption that some force of nature brings all forgotten things together in ignored niches and unfrequented locales . |
| 23 | The women can be listed exhaustively as ten bridesmaids , a woman searching for a lost coin , a widow seeking justice , and a handful of unspecified wives , mothers and daughters mentioned in general terms . |
| 24 | At this point , someone searching for a simple definition of pragmatics is likely to be exhausted . |
| 25 | For investors searching for a non-residential property BES , publicly-advertised offers are less frequent . |
| 26 | However , when searching for a particular route from the ‘ z ’ , a linear search must be employed to establish whether it exists or not , which slows down the search time compared with the 26-way tree where all 26 routes are allocated . |
| 27 | When searching for a particular string , it is immediately apparent at any node , whether the required route from that node exists or not by checking the relevant bit of the 26 flags . |
| 28 | It would have given her an excuse to be searching for a particular room , but she had been so frightened … |
| 29 | As we have said , couples are engaged in a kind of dance , moving towards each other and then drawing apart , constantly searching for a comfortable balance in their relationship . |
| 30 | They 'll be searching for a wooden stick with a thistle painted on it , and discussing the minutes of the last Rotarians ' whist drive subcommittee meeting . |