Example sentences of "looking for the [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.

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1 While he persists in looking for the golden egg before the chicken is even hatched the terrorists will continue to exact a mounting price in blood for his dithering approach to security .
2 In the first of a new series Peter Partington shows how to draw birds by looking for the essential scaffolding of shapes on which to build form and detail
3 ‘ I 'm looking for the Crowned Head , ’ he said .
4 It is good for managers who can concentrate on their core activities , looking for the best deal for their customers .
5 When money is tight , passengers are looking for the best deal .
6 And all that let me tell you after Pisa looked so dangerous in the first eight minutes , clearly they 'd come out looking for the early goal themselves , and who was badly fouled by in the early stages and needed attention , he 's the number eight , and the number eleven , who looks as quick as any player I 've seen in ages and ages , they are the two danger men and they will need some marking .
7 So I fell into one of my enjoyable reveries , examining the problem from every angle , looking for the key point where I might provoke a few kilocreds to tumble into my lap , by acquiring a bit of phetam .
8 Therefore , when one comes to section 63(2) one is looking for the additional expense incurred in or in connection with the provision of the benefit .
9 The unions said that they were looking for the second week in January to begin an all-out stoppage .
10 If you are single and ambitious , then your career pattern and development will be important to you , and any prospects for promotion in the longer term are a significant factor when looking for the right opening .
11 Looking for the right word !
12 Almost everyone concerned with education is looking for the right direction to go , and there is much talk of leadership .
13 ‘ But we continue to study it and are looking for the right vehicle . ’
14 We had spent much time looking for the right place and seemed to have explored almost every corner of the country , from Devon to Cumberland , and had almost settled on a disused mill at Fisherton-de-la-Mare , near Amesbury .
15 Seemed to go back and forth between the reservation and the city for a while looking for the right place to be .
16 Or maybe it was like the ball in a roulette wheel , bouncing around and looking for the right number
17 In this case , the researcher decides how many of each category of person should be included in the sample , but then , instead of selecting them at random from a sampling frame , the researcher goes out looking for the right number of people in each category until the quota is filled .
18 She mounted the steps to the front door of the house and stood looking for the right bell to ring .
19 Anyone who comes to Rolle 's lyrics looking for the subtle music of variety of stress within a regular syllabic pattern will be brought up short by an unpredictability of both syllabic and stress systems which lurch uneasily from one banal sing-song pattern to another .
20 yes it 's Chernobyl , he was looking for the real word there , a nuclear what ?
21 They 'll tell everyone that they 're looking for the stolen uranium .
22 Moreover he knew that Harwell were looking for the crucial neutron spectrum which , surely , would clinch everything .
23 I am , in the mid-course of my life , looking for the straight path through the trees .
24 And now you can easily spot the best quality Scottish salmon by looking for the tartan Brand Quality Mark .
25 Slide thickness can be checked with a micrometer or , less reliably , on a microscope , looking for the required interference colours , e.g. quartz greys .
26 Too much energy can be spent looking for the perfect idea when being pragmatic and settling for a satisfactory solution is best .
27 I was looking for the perfect book and I found it . ’
28 If you 're looking for the perfect summer dress , how about this flattering style with full skirt and neatly-belted waist ?
29 Do you remember looking over the ship 's side at the flying fish , and the phosphorus gleaming along the side of the ship at night — and of course looking for the Southern Cross in the stars at night ?
30 It 's a girl looking for the middle son , Paul .
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