Example sentences of "was looking [prep] the [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It also reported that the Regional Council was looking into the possible benefits of introducing a Geographical Information System ( GIS ) as a corporate resource and that road accident statistics was one of the pilot study areas . |
| 2 | At one time it was quite obvious that his main sponsor , Essex Petroleum , run by the flamboyant American ex-decorator and former Brussels bus-boy , David Thieme , was in some sort of dire trouble and that this trouble was bound to affect Team Lotus as it did ; Chapman knew I was looking into the complex affairs of Thieme and Thieme 's longstanding relations with Lotus . |
| 3 | His head rested on the pillow at an unusual angle , the chin tilted abnormally high , so that , from the foot of the bed , Richard was looking into the dark pits of his nostrils . |
| 4 | And then she was looking into the compassion-filled face of Craig Grenfell . |
| 5 | Most people said I should get probation , but I was looking on the black side and thought I would get a sentence of three to five years . |
| 6 | Ex-Wigan favourite Iro was looking on the bright side yesterday . |
| 7 | What she should be doing was looking on the bright side . |
| 8 | The Department of the Environment said it was looking at the legal position of local authorities wanting to control parties . |
| 9 | ‘ Passed up a couple of total certs to come to your bloody bun-fight , ’ she complained , though she was looking at the poor child all the time , with her eyes half-closed and tossing her head so the sockets would catch the light . |
| 10 | He was looking at the two Apaches . |
| 11 | Now I was looking at the other fella a strong comparison , I was mixing him up with I |
| 12 | The statement was unnecessary , since I was looking at the forward preceptor screens , which showed a silvery shimmer like visible white noise . |
| 13 | A graphics display screen could be used to switch rapidly from one map to another ; this would have the advantage of economy ( in that costly high-quality paper maps would not be needed by each participant ) and would be one way of ensuring that everyone was looking at the right map at any particular time . |
| 14 | For the first time in her life she felt as if the veil had been stripped from her idol and she was looking at the real person who hid away inside a beautiful body , seeing her through the eyes of others who had no family love for her to colour what they saw . |
| 15 | Though he did not know it , and never would , he was looking at the blazing jet-pipe of Colonel Bowers ' F-15 Eagle as both men raced on different missions towards the British capital , neither man knowing what it was he carried . |
| 16 | Delving into her bag , Cara extracted a few cards from her wallet and passed them over to her , and while Fabia , who knew her sister went by her maiden name in her job , was looking at the printed cards that announced ‘ Cara Kingsdale , Verity magazine ’ , Cara was suggesting , ‘ Keep those by you just in case Mr Gajdusek wants proof that you represent Verity . |
| 17 | ‘ In particular , I was looking at the environmental regulations and how [ or even if ] they are enforced . |
| 18 | Maggie was looking at the corporal standing at the other side of the counter as she said , ‘ Sorry , no sandwiches left ; only wads , I 'm afraid . ’ |
| 19 | Biff was looking at the brutal contraption rather more dubiously . |
| 20 | The senator was looking at the sun-reflecting sea . |
| 21 | They radioed that , at the Bunbeg bus turn-about and taxi stand on the Glen Road , they had seen a man with a revolver accompanied by two other men , one of whom was looking at the nearby mountain through binoculars . |
| 22 | Although she had never shown even the remotest sign of lameness I was looking at the worst case of hip dysplasia I had seen for some time . |
| 23 | In 1946 in Milan , Werner met a young woman who was looking at the same things as he was . |
| 24 | Over his shoulder she was looking at the derelict house . |
| 25 | yes it 's Chernobyl , he was looking for the real word there , a nuclear what ? |
| 26 | I was looking for the perfect book and I found it . ’ |
| 27 | Hershman says his movie is inspired by Jean-Luc Godard 's Breathless , and that he was looking for the new Jean-Paul Belmondo to play the lead . |
| 28 | I was looking for the same thing yesterday ! |
| 29 | I was looking for the twenty-five pounds . |
| 30 | Because that 's detail really , er , I was looking for the main parts . |