Example sentences of "[subord] [noun] be looking [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ The figures we found are not significantly different to those anywhere else where people are looking for the problem . ’ |
| 2 | If England were looking to the future then some of the players should have been selected years ago . |
| 3 | Seriously tho , it would make sense to go for a replacement midfielder , if Wilko IS looking for a centre half and hawking Hodge in a swap deal . |
| 4 | If Dave is looking over Andy 's shoulder for someone more influential to talk to , then his sub-text is ‘ I 'm being cursorily polite until I see someone better . ’ |
| 5 | Monica , the nursery nurse , told me : They all know what it 's like to come in and say , " I hate that child , it 's been crying all night " ; whereas they feel reluctant to say that to other people because people are looking at them and their age . |
| 6 | While Kee was looking at the man , Karen explained . |
| 7 | While King is looking for a repeat performance , club officials are hoping for a repeat of Friday 's biggest gate of the season . |
| 8 | While King is looking for a repeat performance , club officials are hoping for a repeat of Friday 's biggest gate of the season . |
| 9 | Despite the reported ‘ need to hear the voice of the Führer again ’ , Hitler 's traditional speech on 30 January 1942 , the anniversary of the ‘ seizure of power ’ , left some feelings of disappointment , since people were looking for comforting or encouraging words about the state of the war in the east and not for just another stereotype repetition of the Nazi Party 's glorious history . |
| 10 | While Famlio was looking for us near the Fraxilly sector , we 'd be elsewhere . |
| 11 | When speakers are looking for different ways of accomplishing the same goal ( in Coveney 's example , successfully requesting information ) they are not limited to the various possibilities in the linguistic system for constructing formal interrogatives . |
| 12 | cos it was a fake , she told you , when Marilyn was looking at it , she |
| 13 | Consumer affairs minister Baroness Denton said : ‘ It is far too easy to mistake these products for sweets , and when parents are looking for stocking fillers these items may be very appealing . |
| 14 | A third round of financing is n't planned as Liautaud is looking towards initial public offering in around two years ' time . |
| 15 | A third round of financing is n't planned as Liautaud is looking towards initial public offering in around two years ' time . |
| 16 | And we do n't like it when people are looking at us … |