Example sentences of "[be] looking for a [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ Leicester is a city in which we should expect to have a good general bookshop , and we shall be looking for a bigger and better site in the city . ’ |
| 2 | The press will be looking for a strong statement of your own point of view , but you must not present a wholly one-sided picture . |
| 3 | It is impossible to judge on the basis of a single day , however , and you should be looking for a consistent improvement over a period of time . |
| 4 | The child handler competition is open to anyone under 16 and the judges will be looking for a good rapport between kids and dogs . |
| 5 | If you have £10,000 or more to invest , you 'll be looking for a good return on your money . |
| 6 | Sailors from off the boats would be looking for a good time and public bars would resound to the sound of many voices . |
| 7 | At other times you may simply be looking for a good story with situations and characters which will interest and entertain your students . |
| 8 | As for the other Britons , Niall MacKenzie — who has loads of experience in this sphere — would appear to be the best , but the North West 200 promoters will be looking for a good result from Kevin Mitchell who is one of their key men for the May meeting at Portstewart . |
| 9 | ‘ I will be looking for a good attitude from everyone . ’ |
| 10 | The stable , who may lose head lad Paddy Rudkin for a training job with Sheikh Mohammed in the Gulf at the end of the season , will also be looking for a new assistant trainer with Simon Bray leaving to gain more experience in America . |
| 11 | BROOKE SHIELDS , who is not being offered many good roles since outgrowing her curvaceous teens , may be looking for a new career as a film critic . |
| 12 | Unix International , which , like OSF , says it can no longer afford the $1m annual cost of membership ( UX No 404 ) will also be looking for a new role within the organisation come the end of 1992 . |
| 13 | On Saturday Maxim had moved back into Wellington Barracks ; he was supposed to be looking for a new flat to go with his London posting . |
| 14 | can I just just pursue that you said said so the if you embarked on another scenario , and you said that the only way in which extra over , that beyond the figure proposed by the County Council , would be by way of a new settlement , I 'm sort of transgressing my own ground rules here , I know that Ryedale has expressed support for the principle of a new settlement , are you saying that you would be looking for a new settlement , possibly in Ryedale ? |
| 15 | We would be looking for a new settlement in the best location around Greater York . |
| 16 | Scotts claimed to be looking for a new franchiser to take over its hotels when the contract with Holiday Inn expires in July 1992 . |
| 17 | Who 'd have guessed at the start of the season that within a handful of games Oxford United would be looking for a new manager … |
| 18 | Who 'd have guessed at the start of the season that within a handful of games Oxford United would be looking for a new manager … |
| 19 | If just one per cent switch from Tory to Labour , Conal Gregory with the country 's slimmest Tory majority of just 147 in York will be looking for a new job . |
| 20 | Change his hair , colour it , give him a beard — it would all help to age him , and Madam Lundy 's men will be looking for a young man . " |
| 21 | Or he may be looking for a particular foodplant , or flower for nectar , searching for a special smell or a particular electromagnetic emission . |
| 22 | OSF is now believed to be looking for a commercial partner to take over and productise the technology , which is much-needed within the industry . |
| 23 | He/She could be looking for a Double Indemnity climax . |
| 24 | This may be of advantage to the developer too , attracting passers-by , even though they may initially be looking for a short cut . |
| 25 | Therefore I would not necessarily be looking for a secretarial position , and would be open to other suggestions . |
| 26 | We should be looking for a market-based solution to our problems , not snooping in people 's backyards to check out what kind of barbecue they are using . ’ |
| 27 | Everybody will be looking for a smooth , powerful ride that minimises wind resistance and gives the most direct transfer of muscular power to amazing speed along the road . |
| 28 | And League secretary Mike Foster warned : ‘ We will be looking for a significant majority in favour of forming another division if we are to pursue Ron Noades 's plan . |
| 29 | Nobody would be looking for a runaway lad . |
| 30 | They 'll be looking for a few home runs at their new home at Dowty Aerospace . |