Example sentences of "[noun sg] [coord] looking [prep] a " in BNC.
Next page| No | Sentence |
|---|---|
| 1 | In a chair opposite sat Tom who was drinking tea and looking at a book . |
| 2 | It shows that for those people without work and looking for a job , the ending of a temporary job was the second most important reason for having left their last employment . |
| 3 | Cooper , knocked out by Floyd Patterson in his previous fight and looking for a gentle return to the ring , took on Boston Jacobs , an unknown New Yorker . |
| 4 | Municipal Mutual , Britain 's ninth biggest insurer with 1,500,000 policyholders , is in difficulty and looking for a new partner . |
| 5 | The horse has had a disappointing season after having won the Racing Post Stakes as a two-year-old and looking like a ‘ good thing ’ for even one of the Derbys . |
| 6 | The horse has had a disappointing season after having won the Racing Post Stakes as a two-year-old and looking like a ‘ good thing ’ for even one of the Derbys . |
| 7 | Imre Makowecz 's Hungarian pavilion , all timber and looking like a rustic church , is original , economical and ( most important ) says something about Hungary . |
| 8 | for example , a production manager may be stuck about ideas on how to improve factory efficiency but looking at a potted plant on the desk might suggest an improved working environment or employees being given more wages ( which may be seen as the equivalent of plant food ) . |
| 9 | ‘ You have to strike a happy medium between looking like royalty and looking like a housewife , ’ a helpful Mrs Tony Newton , wife of the Leader of the Commons explained after she and four Cabinet Minsters ' wives for being lip-glossed and back-combed into shape by the Mail on Sunday . |
| 10 | We will be looking at a wide range of candidates — you may be a new graduate , or in mid-career and looking for a change of direction , or returning to employment after a career break . |
| 11 | Arriving at St. Andrew 's Hall , laden with our luggage and looking like a bunch of bemused refugees , we were ushered to our dressing room . |
| 12 | I 've got to get some sleep , ’ the impresario said , eating a spoonful of caviar and looking at a column about grosses in Variety . |
| 13 | There he found Ann sweeping dirt out of the front door into the street , and inside , Sam Gristy , who was holding Martha 's hand and looking like a cat that 's stolen the clotted cream . |
| 14 | Jim said , sitting on a plastic stool and looking like a husband in an ideal kitchen advertisement . |