Example sentences of "look [adv] to [art] [noun] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | 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 . |
| 2 | This use of nursery rhyme looks back to The Waste Land with its ‘ London Bridge is falling down falling down falling down ’ and anticipates another explicit nursery rhyme which , in slightly distorted form , opens section V of ‘ The Hollow Men ’ . |
| 3 | Revising the original articles for Notes towards the Definition of Culture , he complicated his argument 's texture by involving more material relevant to his personal history and to the history of his work , such as that mention of Heart of Darkness which looks back to The Waste Land . |
| 4 | It 's tempting to stop at every village you come across on your travels — at Spili , we paused to drink from a Venetian fountain where stone lionheads spouted clear spring mountain water ; at Preveli we visited the famous monastery which looks out to the south coast ; driving through the Psiloritis mountains we braved the wind to climb down the Kourtaliotiko Gorge and saw the tiny church of St Nicolas . |
| 5 | To the west , Chioggia looks inward across the lagoon and Sottomarina looks out to the Adriatic sea . |
| 6 | Doherty now looks forward to a quarter-final clash with Steve Davis . |
| 7 | Bill Beaumont looks ahead to the Pilkington Cup final |
| 8 | She was looking down to the garden gate , which at that moment Greg Hocking was closing carefully behind him . |
| 9 | Well , ’ I sighed , looking up to the night sky , where the clouds were starting to blot out the few stars that the city lights did not obscure . |
| 10 | In his own Lake District Guide Book he says he came to Ambleside in 1809 , where ‘ he took a House opposite the White Lion ’ , and the etching showing his garden gate looking up to the Market Cross in its original position seems to support this site ; but the date is clearly wrong . |
| 11 | Looking back to the opening statement of the first article last month , we must remember that in the main we are thinking about these designs as decoration rather than as pure picture-making . |
| 12 | His face was a mask of alarm and he was looking back to the office door and the cabinet which was pushed up against it . |
| 13 | Now our final report looking ahead to the Chelsea Flower Show , which opens next week . |
| 14 | MANCHESTER United central defender Gary Pallister , looking ahead to the Rumbelows League Cup semi-final clash with his old club last night warned his teammates : ‘ We 've a fight on our hands . ’ |
| 15 | but Swindon are on their way … and looking forward to a home tie against Oldham Athletic from the premier league in round three … |
| 16 | Friends for life , they 're now looking forward to a cruising holiday together in the Fiords — all expenses paid by Norwegian TV . |
| 17 | We are looking forward to a bumper entry . |
| 18 | He asked if she was looking forward to the sea voyage . |
| 19 | Elinor was looking forward to the dancing class with Nigel , and to the horse fair with Otley . |
| 20 | I 'm looking forward to the CCC match . |
| 21 | Dr. Tolba , widely respected for the critical role played by UNIP in achieving the Montreal Protocol on ozone depletion , is looking forward to the London Conference on Climate next June aimed at toughening up the Montreal guidelines . |
| 22 | The Aged was obviously looking forward to the evening ceremony of firing the gun . |
| 23 | I was a little surprised to hear the hon. Member for Leeds , Central ( Mr. Fatchett ) looking forward to the review body 's recommendations . |
| 24 | Now initially er starting er starting May er for suppliers to be the adverts for from the beginning of the summer holidays and then looking forward to the Christmas trade . |
| 25 | That 's why we were looking forward to the Family Day . |
| 26 | Two-thirds of five to seven-year-olds and half of eight to 11-year-olds are looking forward to the autumn term . |
| 27 | The hon. Gentleman need not look only to the health authority chief executive ; he can ask the patients . |
| 28 | A coffin-maker could look up to a funeral furnisher rather than to an undertaker ; an undertaker might have respected the funeral furnisher in as much as he could afford to buy in his coffins ; whereas the funeral furnisher , whilst relying on the coffin-maker , looked down on the undertaker ( Col. 2 ) . |
| 29 | If you look up to the university lecturer or down on the cleaner , either way you 're not facing up to the truth about us all . |
| 30 | PICCADILLY CIRCUS It may be wise to keep your eyes on the traffic , but when you 've reached the island , look up to the Spectacolor board above the corner of Haymarket and Coventry Street . |