Example sentences of "be looking for [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | James Ousley , chief executive officer of the Control Data Systems Inc spin-out , says its former parent , Control Data Corp — now divided into two separate companies ( UX No 387 ) — had been looking for additional capital for a number of years , but was not able to tempt any investors to bankroll an organisation with interests as diverse as proprietary mainframes , Unix , military and government software and services and a lottery business . |
| 2 | We 've been looking for this car as part of a murder investigation . |
| 3 | For the first time she recognized that secretly she had been looking for some way out for herself and Midnight . |
| 4 | The City and the Confederation of British Industry had been looking for some indication of earlier participation in the exchange rate mechanism of the EMS . |
| 5 | " I have been serving the Turks , and am looking for better employment . |
| 6 | Yorkshire managing director Clive Leach , who will head the new group , was more blunt , saying : ‘ We are looking for substantial cost reductions and we will be ruthless in taking out any area that does not contribute . ’ |
| 7 | Police in York are looking for two sex pests following indecent exposure incidents in Salisbury Terrace and Heslington Road . |
| 8 | The Wildcats are looking for early success in the play-off campaign when they play host to Bracknell tomorrow and travel to Basingstoke on Sunday . |
| 9 | LABOUR Party branch members in Crook let it be known that they are looking for new blood to inject a little life and optimism into their ranks . |
| 10 | Like me , you know the Abbe Gerard was murdered , and you are looking for that book , a gift from our royal master which , by rights , should now be returned to its proper owner . ’ |
| 11 | People are looking for tastier beef and that comes from the Hereford cattle . |
| 12 | So our customers are looking for multi-vendor transparency . |
| 13 | The Dales Centre aims to provide a full range of outdoor activities making use of the beautiful surroundings of the Yorkshire Dales — so those who are looking for great climbing and caving are especially well catered for . |
| 14 | Particularly acute problems appear to be found in the area of raising seed-corn capital ( pre start-up capital , less than £250,000 , the riskiest type of venture capital ) and that venture funds are looking for shorter term returns ( BEQB 1990 ) . |
| 15 | Farmers are looking for free drainage schemes and for ways of selling their land to us . |
| 16 | They are looking for bold leadership . |
| 17 | First you are looking for some mystery man called Svend , then it is your sister , but all the time you are taking an inventory of my apartment . ’ |
| 18 | We are looking for beautiful hair of any colour and style — it can be long , short , straight or curly . |
| 19 | And they are looking for local sponsorship . |
| 20 | ‘ While people are cautious about a lot of developments in Europe , rightly so , and while they are looking for British advantage , rightly so , they realise it can not be done from the back of the class . |
| 21 | Iraq 's EC ambassador Zaid Haidar said : ‘ They are looking for military action to boost the re-election of Bush . ’ |
| 22 | They are looking for basic information : a bit of news , some traffic , some weather . |
| 23 | ‘ We are looking for significant financing ; this is an expensive project , ’ she said . |
| 24 | As athletes prepare for the Olympics , sporting organisations are looking for big sponsorship deals to pay for the trip to Barcelona . |
| 25 | If you 're looking for solid strength , easy handling and workability , fire- , sound- and moisture-prevention , FERMACELL has it all in one . |
| 26 | And while they 're looking for that direction , they are vulnerable . |
| 27 | Well , I would suppose that the person they 're looking for is similar in character , but if they 're going to er if they 're looking for that person I think they 've just got to act normally , and it 's not a one-off thing , I think it 's built up over the years . |
| 28 | So we 're looking for one person . |
| 29 | They 're looking for one sort of nice house to sort of show them more or less . |
| 30 | Well worth checking out when you 're looking for good cooking features in a good value cooker . |