Example sentences of "[det] [verb] looking [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Your circulation to that is poor and that wants looking at quite urgently . |
| 2 | Knowledge is not storage but activity and making sense of it will be very impoverished if this involves looking for only one account of it , the so-called ‘ literal meaning ’ , at the expense of all the other ‘ potential ’ meanings . |
| 3 | This involved looking for female as well as male sources , and avoiding sexist definitions . |
| 4 | Some participants on EA have requested that they carry on after their 12 months course finishes , only to be told they ca n't as that might be using this to avoid looking for full time employment . |
| 5 | This includes looking after indicators , lighting and general tidiness to ensure that lift cars and such like are left in a good condition . |
| 6 | This requires looking at the environment through different " windows " , each of which gives a slightly different picture . " |
| 7 | For many , including myself , this meant looking at children 's early attempts at reading in the context of what was known about the strength of their urge to find meaning , about their acquisition of grammar and syntax , and about their language awareness . |
| 8 | Some went wide-eyed , some went in search of music , the world of On the Road , some went looking for Ken Kesey 's Merry Pranksters , others for the new politics . |
| 9 | The small retailer , such as the ‘ corner shop ’ , tends to rely on doing a regular stock-check : this means looking at what goods are on the shelves in the shop and the stockroom , and making a note of any items that are ‘ getting low ’ . |
| 10 | This means looking at expert and knowledge-based systems , amongst others . |
| 11 | This entailed looking at the flag in the distance and then judging the yardage in between before deciding on the club . |
| 12 | These involve looking at whether personnel or premises were shared , the nature of the businesses , the way that the subsidiary 's profits are treated and the amount of decision-making autonomy held by the subsidiary 's directors . |
| 13 | So I would ask all to consider looking in depth at at at the traffic being taken . |
| 14 | There was a brief flurry as Graham 's secretary came in and dispensed drinks , while the Old Man teased her kindly , and she giggled , and then they were all sitting looking at one another in silence . |
| 15 | If he goes on trial we may as well all start looking for other jobs . |
| 16 | As for general design , cuffs storm flaps , pockets and parts of the hood all need looking at . |
| 17 | That means looking to the mainstream history of the discipline , rather than to current alternatives , which are at present partial and incipient . |