Example sentences of "this [verb] look " in BNC.
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| 1 | 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 . |
| 2 | Yes , well , it 's at at an odd angle , you noticed th that because we are in latitude fifty nine , so the centre of this has to look at the pole star . |
| 3 | This involved looking for female as well as male sources , and avoiding sexist definitions . |
| 4 | This involved looking up the ailments common to exotic animals in order to be prepared for any searching questions by the proprietor . |
| 5 | This starts to look like a way of thinking which would make the task of school management part of the work of all teachers . |
| 6 | 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 . |
| 7 | This includes looking after indicators , lighting and general tidiness to ensure that lift cars and such like are left in a good condition . |
| 8 | This requires looking at the environment through different " windows " , each of which gives a slightly different picture . " |
| 9 | For you as writer , this entails looking so hard at the world you write about that you begin to feel the minute , imperceptible movements within it and learn to give them their most appropriate names . |
| 10 | 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 . |
| 11 | 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 ’ . |
| 12 | This means looking at expert and knowledge-based systems , amongst others . |
| 13 | A couple of years ago this had looked impossible . |
| 14 | This entailed looking at the flag in the distance and then judging the yardage in between before deciding on the club . |
| 15 | Should England come second they would then go to Genoa to play the runners-up from Group B , who are more likely to be Argentina or the Soviet Union than Romania or Cameroun , although this does look the toughest , tightest group of all . |