Example sentences of "[noun prp] [be] look [prep] the [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Seb and Antony were looking at the horses dubiously , trying to see past glories and failing . |
| 2 | Sefa-Dedeh is looking at the hydration properties of legumes with the idea of developing a variety that takes less time . |
| 3 | The 13″ module will be available for shipment from this summer , and NEC is looking to the development of larger screen modules , between 15″ and 21″ . |
| 4 | Creed was looking into the sky as if scanning for omens . |
| 5 | If England were looking to the future then some of the players should have been selected years ago . |
| 6 | While Kee was looking at the man , Karen explained . |
| 7 | Matthew was looking at the floor and did not raise his eyes . |
| 8 | You can do this to the extent of saying as Agatha Christie ( who abandoned Hercule Poirot 's charmingly bumbling Captain Hastings quite early ) does in One , Two , Buckle my Shoe ; " For the first time Hercule Poirot was looking at the case the right way up . " |
| 9 | ‘ NCP is looking to the council to put the job right as the council approved the work before they paid the contractor . ’ |
| 10 | ‘ NCP is looking to the council to put the job right as the council approved the work before they paid the contractor . ’ |
| 11 | Here we are told for the first time such details as that the Moreens are American , that they require a resident tutor for their sickly child , and that Pemberton is looking for the tutor 's job ; or rather , we are not told , but are led to infer these facts , for James avoids a direct statement of them . |
| 12 | Ira Sanchez was looking at the birds ; then he glanced up to where a man was taking bets on the far side . |
| 13 | Georgia was looking at the bracelet the same way she used to look at the hill when she was five , she was in awe of it , it might be too strong for her . |
| 14 | Lee was looking for the bits of the fence that were buried in the grass . |
| 15 | In the yard Constable Fenwick was looking at the pile of tins ; and , as she approached him , she said , ‘ Goin' cheap : a penny a score . ’ |
| 16 | In lines 3 and 4 Gunn is looking for the beginnings of these dreaded signs in himself . |
| 17 | So Mary 's looking after the children while I have my hair done . ’ |
| 18 | I think at the end of ’ When I was a girl ’ the main character Katy is looking to the future . |
| 19 | Cindy was looking at the piece of paper in her hand . |
| 20 | Argyle player-manager Shilton is looking to the fans to help his side in their last ditch bid for survival . |
| 21 | ANIMAL lover Ray Mackinlay is looking for the owner of a lovable blind dog found wandering the streets of Darlington . |
| 22 | O'Hara was looking round the room , trying to see the imprint of Stella . |
| 23 | Similarly , IPCC is looking at the possibility that sulphate pollution in the northern hemisphere is reflecting the sun 's heat and retarding global warming — another case where pollution control could raise fresh problems . |
| 24 | Alright , so he looks to the past for his moral inspirations and he imagines that Nick is looking to the future . |
| 25 | Doyle was looking at the shop which sold oriental bits and pieces . |
| 26 | Patrick was looking through the Kawasaki brochures he had sent for when he heard her handbell summoning him . |
| 27 | Gullivers are looking after the travelling arrangements and the widespread tentacles of the Irish Tourist Board make it certain that golden oldies all over the world have got to hear about the festival . |
| 28 | Alice was looking at the watch with interest . |
| 29 | John was looking at the playbook . |
| 30 | But Charlie was looking across the street and not at me . |