Example sentences of "[coord] look [adv] [prep] the [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I hope you are well & looking forward to the sunshine . |
| 2 | It turns from Proust 's text and looks outward to the language system in general ; and at the same time it represents de Man 's voice speaking from outside and intruding into Proust 's text . |
| 3 | There is no doubt she feels that she has paid a high price for her royal life and looks forward to the day when she can spend a weekend in Paris or , as she says , ‘ I can run along a beach without a policeman following me ’ . |
| 4 | — ‘ in thought I see my past madness ’ ; these two cries are from the Arnaut Daniel speech ending Purgatorio XXVI , where the poet condemned to the circle of lust prays for the hearer 's consideration and looks forward to the release from the to tortures meted out to the lustful . |
| 5 | BLUE PLANET 's sensational photography explores continents and oceans , and looks too at the forces that influence our environment : storms , volcanoes , earthquakes , typhoons and , perhaps the most powerful of all , Mankind . |
| 6 | He stands there , carving knife and fork poised over the remains of the gigot aux haricots , and looks inquiringly round the table at the brightly coloured shirts and three-piece suits , and sees , beneath the surface , emaciated men in rags and footclouts , holding out tin bowls for a little soup , their eyes reflecting the freezing emptiness of the tundra . |
| 7 | Believers then follow the practice of the person who stubs his foot on a stone and looks upwards with the cry , ‘ Oh God ! ’ as if hoping for some sympathetic supernatural spectator to be looking down on what is happening . |
| 8 | ‘ He was devoted to his little girl and looking forward to the birth of his son . ’ |
| 9 | On March 18 the two countries signed six agreements establishing diplomatic relations and looking forward to the development of co-operation in the areas of trade , agriculture and science , and technology . |
| 10 | Breakfast was difficult , bringing with it the aroma of kippers and the sight of poached eggs quivering on plates , but by the time our lunch flask was delivered , people were perking up and looking forward to the task ahead . |
| 11 | Still , I 'm glad I stole Friday and Saturday to see the boys , and after a couple of hours ' sleep , I awoke refreshed and looking forward to the arrival of David Grindrod for lunch . |
| 12 | But I 've been just as happy lying , through the long June evenings , on her mother 's grave , and looking forward to the moment when I can join Catherine there ! |
| 13 | And it shows that , far from being suicidal , he was clearly enjoying life and looking forward to the future . |
| 14 | ‘ The wiseacres of the village ’ , so Joseph Cottle heard from Coleridge , ‘ had … made Mr. W. the subject of their serious conversation ’ and concluded that a man so given to wandering the hills at late hours ‘ like a partridge ’ , and looking strangely at the moon , must either be a conjuror , a smuggler , or worst of all ‘ a desperd French jacobin ’ who was spying out the ground for a French invasion . |
| 15 | When it did not come she breathed a little more easily , and looking upwards towards the landing , considered the advisability of progressing further . |
| 16 | She saw that the leader of the religious group had separated himself from the majority and was standing near to the sea 's edge and looking directly at the horizon . |
| 17 | Later on , after a warm bath and enveloped in one of Aunt Bedelia 's flannelette nightgowns , I began to relax and look forward to the Jubilee . |
| 18 | I enter the day and date in my diary and look again at the entry of the 12th June . |
| 19 | You may find it helpful to read these items first , and then go back and look carefully at the explanations underneath . |
| 20 | Nevertheless , actuaries are keen to find an agreed basis and look forward to the discussion of revised suggestions . |
| 21 | Historians usually regard this as a scandal and look forward to the day when computerised storage will allow everything to be kept . |
| 22 | I was delighted to get the seven that came back with Charley , and look forward to the couple from Nigel . |
| 23 | I hope that you find our proposal acceptable and look forward to the prospect of working closely with you on this project . |
| 24 | Exercise with energy , diet with even greater dedication and look forward to the future with total determination . |
| 25 | I should like to attend on 9 May , and look forward to the evening 's entertainment very much . |
| 26 | Here we review the significant progress made during Year Two of the plan , and look ahead to the action that will be taken during Year Three . |
| 27 | Creggan saw Minch staring intently out into this nothingness , and then drop forward to the front of her cage and look fixedly at the benches , and at the harmless litter bin which Woil had used as a stance during his brief escape . |
| 28 | Immediately they stop talking and look anxiously at the door . |
| 29 | They chatter together like fiesty and excited skunks , and look constantly for the opportunity to move in . |
| 30 | To reflect on that match and to look forward to the Oxfordshire Cup Final between Henley and Oxford , Adam Hollingworth is joined by Ray Tapper , the Oxford coach , and Nigel Dudding , the Henley club captain . |