Example sentences of "looking for a [noun] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I could n't find the entrance to the restaurant that night for a start , and I spent the first half hour of the evening circling the outside of the building looking for a way in — in full view of all the diners . |
| 2 | Diana 's father did n't drink and staff frantically searched through the cupboards looking for a bottle of something suitable to offer their royal guest . |
| 3 | Now Interactive is looking for a buyer for the technology , which does not fit with its new brief as a networking technology specialist . |
| 4 | It was confirmed that the Rank Organisation was looking for a buyer for its five star Royal Garden Hotel in London . |
| 5 | Brenda is looking for a computer at the moment . |
| 6 | They 're looking for a man in his early 30's ; 6ft tall , of medium build with a tattoo on his right arm . |
| 7 | A user might start by looking for a map of London , when he really wants a map of Camden ; he might believe that the more specific subject ( Camden ) will not be covered independently . |
| 8 | Scientific director Gordon McVie said : ‘ We have been looking for a link between diet and cancer for 20 years now and this could be it . |
| 9 | If you 're looking for a tour around Borneo and Indonesia , that 's away from the crowds so we can say it 's an alocentric wanderlust . |
| 10 | You 'll be surprised who has got a friend or an uncle who knows somebody who knows somebody else who is looking for a person like you ! |
| 11 | But the Sunday Times seems to be looking for a figurehead for the post , with real work being done in the back room , by the likes of Harry Ritchie , Walsh 's deputy , who in the view of many in the book business would make an excellent lit ed for the paper . |
| 12 | Those looking for a sign of grace or spiritual solace from the Cardinal had to make do with what The Times called ‘ exemplary patience and meekness ’ and writers to the letters column taxed me with shallowness and poor taste . |
| 13 | But all the time he found his eyes fixed to the rear mirror , looking for a sign of pursuit . |
| 14 | Don King is looking for a return to the big time with Tucker , who will be a tough opponent . |
| 15 | The Society is looking for a title for the Journal . |
| 16 | looking for a relationship between the length , breadth and area . |
| 17 | Wander around looking for a boy in half-dead trainers with green Dayglo socks showing through . |
| 18 | Geoff Shingles , who , legend has it , sold Digital Equipment Corp minis off the back of his motorbike in the pioneering days , is to resign his post as chief executive of the UK subsidiary at the end of the year , but will retain the post of chairman ; the company is looking for a successor as chief executive . |
| 19 | The Jockey Club says that it will be looking for a successor to Smiles , but while this search is going on his place will be taken by Tony Goodhew , the present Director of Field Services . |
| 20 | I 'm looking for a friend of mine Hazel was her maiden name . |
| 21 | SEVENTEEN , CLUMSY AND SHY — looking for a friend of about 17 to write to- Likes- reading ( Fitzgerald , Steinbeck ) , history , Lloyd Cole , Smiths , Duran ( my only weakness ) and animals ( which is why I don-eat them ) . |
| 22 | In the long term we are looking for a measure of the relationship between debt financing and equity financing . |
| 23 | Pearce , who signed a five-year deal worth around £1million two years ago , is looking for a rise despite a wage packet that puts him on nearly £4,000 a week . |
| 24 | If you are going for a job that you have never done before , either from necessity or because you are looking for a change of direction , you should take care to prepare for this question by listing all the experience and personal qualities you have which suit you for the job . |
| 25 | ‘ People are looking for a change of expression and mood , ’ says Steven Meisel . |
| 26 | We will be looking at a wide range of candidates — you may be a new graduate , or in mid-career and looking for a change of direction , or returning to employment after a career break . |
| 27 | Manager Bryan Hamilton , who offered the 21-year-old Londoner the opportunity , said : ‘ He is looking for a change of direction while his athletics career is on hold and we are giving him the chance to prove his worth as a footballer . ’ |
| 28 | The wild bohemianism of the life at Kisling 's was stimulating and hectic but a drain on Modigliani 's limited energy and he was looking for a change in his life . |
| 29 | Talks and meetings on topics of interest to nurses looking for a change in career direction are held throughout the day , and personnel and recruitment officers make themselves available to answer questions and arrange interviews for interested applicants . |
| 30 | But Longlands College in Middlesbrough has come up with a unique qualification , a BTEC Diploma in Business , Finance and Distribution , aimed at 16 to 19-year-olds as well as adults looking for a change in their career . |