Example sentences of "she look for [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | She needs to find someone or something to blame for the catastrophe that has overtaken her , so she looks for reasons , because she may not yet be ready to face up to the extremely anxiety-provoking fact that life itself is unpredictable and the world is an insecure place . |
| 2 | Sarah ( Lori Cardille ) is also a scientist , but she looks for understanding — without success . |
| 3 | Flavia said bravely , ‘ She looks for virtue in those she loves . |
| 4 | Is she looking for reassurance , sympathy or what ? |
| 5 | Briefly she looked for Liban , but the faces were all the same — white as fire , empty as death . |
| 6 | She searched in vain in these golden childish worlds for the true brittle glitter of duplicity , for the warm shine of wider , more embracing landscapes ; she looked for half-truth , for precious qualification , for choice , for possible rejections , and she could not find them . |
| 7 | Erika thawed , melted , forgave Fritz , for which he was pathetically grateful , and sent him for fruit juice while she looked for Paul who was happily playing table tennis . |
| 8 | Alice thought , as she looked for signs to the Underground , I am frightened . |
| 9 | As she looked for things to furnish the house with , Signora Silvana , with her innate good taste and love of beautiful things , developed another interest — collecting antiques — and the result is the Country House Hotel . |
| 10 | She looked for Patrick 's photograph and saw it under the sofa . |
| 11 | She looked for sarcasm in his expression and spotted it , just for an instant , hidden in the slight curve at the corner of his mouth . |
| 12 | She looked for Jacob . |
| 13 | Liz , at the magic moment , found herself unexpectedly clutching the hot hand of Ivan Warner , which seemed wrong but ordained : she looked for Charles , and saw that the poor man had managed to find himself in the icy palm of Lady Henrietta . |