Example sentences of "looked [adv] to [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The incommensurability of the two worlds has been well expressed by C. S. Lewis with the observation that , in the pre-Copernican universe , as man looked upward , he looked inward to a harmonious and animated world in which all celestial movement derived from the spheres , and the motion of the spheres from an inner drive on the part of the primum mobile to share in the perfection of God . |
| 2 | ( 4 ) Their factories looked naturally to the United States for resources , especially spare parts and at times the shortage of these resources made things very critical . |
| 3 | Dissatisfaction and despair regarding domestic crises were strong motivating factors on both occasions as young intellectuals sought solutions to personal and national problems outside of China or as Wang wrote , ‘ looked eagerly to the west for the magic which would solve the problems of their country ’ ( Wang 1928 : 60 ) . |
| 4 | For home defence on land the government looked largely to the militia , which was brigaded with regular formations to improve its training and hurried about the country to each area that seemed in danger . |
| 5 | After driving for about ten minutes Jed looked away to the right . |
| 6 | Molly looked away to the crackling logs in the huge fireplace , the only light in the dark room . |
| 7 | She 'd fought the sensation as long as she could and then she 'd done something she 'd never done before , she 'd deliberately looked into the sea of faces , looked unerringly to the rear of the crowded room … |
| 8 | Everyone looked outside to the still overcast sky . |
| 9 | In the absence of a ready-made framework in Scotland , the firm looked elsewhere to the English Law Society 's Continuing Professional Development scheme , launched last year and aimed at not only keeping solicitors up to date with the law but to develop management and other professional skills and to enhance career development . |
| 10 | A crucial result was that cathedral and parish clergy were increasingly infiltrated by men whose loyalties looked more to the king than the pope , to the realm rather than to the church . |
| 11 | From the rickety bridge I looked upwards to the waterfall , perhaps fifty feet above us ; at the spot where it vanished into ferns and flowers it was frothing like a diaphanous white ball gown . |
| 12 | Lurching into it , with one part lumbered with unlovely council tower blocks up the hill , while nearer the river the developers had arrived , and where once had been a network of tiny streets harbouring some of the most professional criminal families in South London , there were now several expensive blocks of flats : expensive because they faced the river and looked sideways to the old Royal Palace of Greenwich with the trees and slopes of the park behind . |
| 13 | She looked across to a bureau on which stood a framed certificate for TV Presenter of the Year Award . |
| 14 | That tree there , for example — ’ He pointed and she looked across to a singularly impressive specimen of holly . |
| 15 | He looked across to the open door of the dining room and glimpsed the slim figure of Theresa Blaney standing in the shadows . |
| 16 | She ran back through the kitchen and down the steps into the lower scullery , but when she came out by the back door and looked across to the wall , Tristram was not be seen . |
| 17 | He looked across to the lighthouse and saw nothing — only waves , and more waves . |
| 18 | Then he looked across to the far side of the valley , softened by the twilight into a cascade of blue silk ; it was going to be another damp and lousy night of drizzle . |
| 19 | Robert had to say it again before she heard him and looked across to the table where Aunt Tossie and Andrew were drinking and Lalage was jumping up and down , opening her mouth to catch with complete dexterity the pieces of biscuit that Dada , suddenly lively , was throwing into it . |
| 20 | She left the tow-path where it bore left round the sweep of the river which looked across to the Cathedral 's east end and peddled along the road . |
| 21 | Then he looked across to the corner of the fireplace . |
| 22 | Jimmy paused and looked across to the fair . |
| 23 | The English model looked primarily to the eventual social role of the graduate as a ‘ gentleman ’ , and the face-to-face interaction between student and tutor was crucial . |
| 24 | Lawrence looked ahead to a new challenge within minutes of celebrating a dramatic ten-man two-goal comeback at Wolves . |
| 25 | Cantona looked ahead to the derby game with Manchester City and said : ‘ I think Sunday may be too early . ’ |
| 26 | She looked ahead to the island with anticipation . |
| 27 | Her involvement with Adam and Rourke had brought her nothing but trouble and recrimination so far , and when she looked ahead to the future she could see only a bleak landscape stretching out before her . |
| 28 | Damian 's room was directly next to hers , and Rachel looked ahead to the next three nights with fear and excitement . |
| 29 | When they were well out of the way we made tracks for home and I looked forward to a quiet evening . |
| 30 | King Edward VII and his Consort , Alexandra , were able to influence international events , particularly in Europe , which continued to be the predominant continent and Britain looked forward to a long period of peaceful influence . |