Example sentences of "[vb mod] [be] looking for [art] " in BNC.
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1 | 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 . ’ |
2 | 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 . |
3 | You should be looking for a machine capable of being upgraded to 16Mb , preferably to 32Mb . |
4 | ‘ Well , ’ Athelstan replied , ‘ we should be looking for a man or woman with no background , someone who has suddenly appeared on the scene , but everyone we have talked to has their own little niche . ’ |
5 | If you do n't have at least two acres for the first horse and at least one per subsequent animal sharing the land , you have n't got enough for satisfactory winter keep and should be looking for an alternative . |
6 | There are , however , some men who assume that a single mother must be looking for a husband . |
7 | We had discussed this business of how people 's appearance literally alters in the eyes of their lovers , and suddenly I blushed , for it seemed to me he must be remembering this too , and that we must be looking for the same thing , as one might take down an old book in a moment of hungry nostalgia and start to re-read , hoping it may provide the same remembered enchantment as before . |
8 | Sometimes colleagues may read my signals wrongly ; they think that , because I wear short skirts and I 'm not afraid to let the conversation get personal , I must be looking for an affair . |
9 | Er , I 've seen other papers where there is a hint that we might be looking for a contribution , er , out of the general budget , er , of that difference , that two hundred and fifty thousand . |
10 | So we might be looking for an ornamental dagger , then ? ’ |
11 | If you have £10,000 or more to invest , you 'll be looking for a good return on your money . |
12 | They 'll be looking for a few home runs at their new home at Dowty Aerospace . |
13 | They 're going through a bad period and they 'll be looking for a positive result as well . |
14 | Tell me you 're pregnant , I 'll be looking for a camel ! |
15 | ‘ Also , I 'll be looking for the slag personally , so I reckon between us we should find him . |
16 | He/She could be looking for a Double Indemnity climax . |
17 | ‘ Called hup this morning , ’ Willie heard him say , ‘ so if you know anyone who 'd be looking for a job let me know . |
18 | So if the president of my company calls from Allentown and says Ricky I 'd like to see you in my office on the thirtieth , I do n't say I 'm sorry Steve , it 's catch up day , I say what time would be convenient for you Sir , because you know , otherwise I , I 'd be looking for a job . |
19 | Or he may be looking for a particular foodplant , or flower for nectar , searching for a special smell or a particular electromagnetic emission . |
20 | They may have no religious beliefs , or may be looking for a much simpler ceremony . |
21 | 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 . |
22 | Those who give the impression that they are fishing for information ; they may be looking for a recommendation for somebody else who may be suitable to approach . |
23 | And here for example you might have the recreational mind , healthy mind and body the existential , the person who as much as anything may be looking for an experience based on meditation , er religion , this sort of thing . |
24 | The subtle , instinctive mind pattern of an insect may be looking for the particular infrared , pheromone emission which signifies the presence of his lady-love . |
25 | Nobody would be looking for a runaway lad . |
26 | ‘ I said after the European Championships I would be looking for a much more settled squad , ’ said Taylor . |
27 | Sailors from off the boats would be looking for a good time and public bars would resound to the sound of many voices . |
28 | That way , it would seem like someone gone mad — everyone would be looking at the sniper , no-one would be looking for a motive . |
29 | 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 ? |
30 | We would be looking for a new settlement in the best location around Greater York . |