Example sentences of "if [pron] be looking [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | If I were looking for a record deal , I would be pursuing individual A&R people , getting them to come and see my band . |
| 2 | If I were looking for a fault with the conception of the series , it could only be that it lacks a single volume overview of the whole of the development of quantum theory , a volume concentrating on the broad sweep of ideas and leaving out the mathematical detail . |
| 3 | And occasionally if I was looking for a magazine to buy , it would get a lot of i good information in it too . |
| 4 | At £12,260 the Aura TD is not particularly cheap but it would certainly be near the top of my shopping list if I was looking for a medium-sized diesel hatchback . |
| 5 | My childhood was all about manners and how to hold your knife and fork and which glass to drink out of , and we had to curtsey , and as for my father , well , if I was looking like this — with blonde hair hanging down and the red lipstick — he would say I looked like a slut . |
| 6 | If I 'm looking at them rightly , they 're saying , ‘ Where can I lie down ? '' ’ |
| 7 | For example if I 'm looking at O-level history , ‘ What sorts of things do you think might be important , or what kinds of evidence do you think I ought to collect , or what issues do you think I ought to take into account ? ’ ’ |
| 8 | Now for example if I 'm looking at O level history , what sort of things do you think might be important , or what kinds of evidence do you think I ought to collect , or what issues do you think I ought to take into account ? ’ . |
| 9 | If I 'm looking for anything I prefer to shop in , but if I 'm just browsing I do n't mind going like out of the town , down to or up to for a day but , if I 'm looking for something particular I prefer to stay in cos I know where to go . |
| 10 | If I 'm looking for anything I prefer to shop in , but if I 'm just browsing I do n't mind going like out of the town , down to or up to for a day but , if I 'm looking for something particular I prefer to stay in cos I know where to go . |
| 11 | But if someone 's looking for an unusual night spot On Grace there was , after all , not so very much to be done . |
| 12 | Erm that in fact one of the odd points here is that when a person is convicted , that information is public , but nevertheless as the years go by and indeed er this has been recognized in for instance the rehabilitation of offenders act , it becomes private information and if someone 's looking for a job the fact that he was convicted of an offence many years ago should not be er er relevant . |
| 13 | If someone was looking for The Bar in those days — because there was no name written up or sign for it , no lights at all , and not even a number on the door , Madame liked to keep it that way even when she did n't have to any more — I mean when she opened up we may all have been in a sort of hiding , and not many people knew about The Bar and our life there , but it was n't that way later , and now you know we can have lights and advertising and you see boys queueing up outside every night , very public , and I like to see that — but in those days , in those days if somebody arranged to meet you for a date there , and it was their first time and they were n't sure how to find us , you 'd joke with them , and you 'd say well first there is a wedding , and then there 's a death , and there 's the news , and then there 's us ; meaning , first there 's the shop with the flowers , the real ones , and next door to that is the undertaker 's with the fake flowers in the window , china , all dusty ; and then the newsagent 's and magazine shop , and then right next door to that is The Bar . |
| 14 | In every prima facae case there are always anomalies if somebody is looking for them . ’ |
| 15 | So if if nobody was looking for it or if they were n't used to the machines , examining the machines , they would n't know it was there . |
| 16 | She twisted in the seat to peer at every building , her eyes seeking the upper windows above shops rather than the goods on display , as if she were looking for someone . |
| 17 | But at the sight of Bob 's expression she got up , blushing again , and walked about the room as if she were looking for something . |
| 18 | But there was more than that — it was almost as if she were looking for something . |
| 19 | He handed her the file , watching her flick through it quickly , again as if she were looking for something specific . |
| 20 | She moved , as she often did , from pure , concentrated malice , to a vaguely girlish mode , as if she was looking for someone ( not Henry ) to put his arms round her and tell her everything was all right . |
| 21 | It sounded as if she was looking for something . |
| 22 | If you are looking for respite care for short periods , or convalescent care , you may qualify for some help through Income Support if you have less than £8,000 in savings . |
| 23 | If you are looking for a picture book on Nepal for a present or a memento of a trip then this is certainly as good as , if not better than , many of its rivals . |
| 24 | But if you are looking for a 21st century Polo , you will have to wait at least three years until the genuinely all-new one . |
| 25 | If you are looking for an appealing gift that does n't cost the earth , Belinda Thomas could provide a solution . |
| 26 | If you are looking for an attractive houseplant , choose this favourite |
| 27 | However , if you are looking for rhythmic changes in a single volunteer then it is the changes in performance , not the absolute level of performance , that are most important . |
| 28 | If you are looking for a mortgage we can recommend the cheapest , the largest or the most flexible without you needing to take up valuable time researching the market yourself . |
| 29 | If you are looking for a pension or other financial advice we can similarly give you information and guidance to make the right decision . |
| 30 | ‘ Always satisfy the customer if you are looking for repeat business . |