Example sentences of "looking after " in BNC.
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| 1 | I 'm quite capable of looking after myself and I do n't need you to tell me how . ’ |
| 2 | Looking after number one . |
| 3 | They chuck all these people out of mental hospitals on the excuse that everyone in the community is spontaneously going to start looking after them — and surprise , surprise , they start turning up on the night shelter circuit . |
| 4 | Looking after the tender abutilon |
| 5 | LOOKING AFTER SMOKE ALARMS |
| 6 | If you receive payment for looking after one or more children who are not related to you , for 2 hours or more per day , then you should , by law , register with your local Social Services Department . |
| 7 | How can I find children who need looking after ? |
| 8 | Looking after other people 's children can be very rewarding indeed , but it is also hard work and a big responsibility and is not quite the same as bringing up your own children . |
| 9 | Looking after yourself … what to eat . |
| 10 | Looking after yourself … exercise and rest . |
| 11 | Looking after yourself … visiting the dentist . |
| 12 | There 's a wide range of services offered by the NHS to help you through every stage of your pregnancy , including regular antenatal classes , designed to keep you well and to prepare you and your partner for the birth and for looking after your child . |
| 13 | LOOKING AFTER YOURSELF |
| 14 | Help may also be available for those who care for others , for example if you are looking after a disabled person or an elderly relation . |
| 15 | For more information on looking after your own health , or the health of family and friends , contact : |
| 16 | ‘ Keeping her man under her eye and calling it looking after him . ’ |
| 17 | Concerned as to whether he was adequately looking after himself , but especially concerned as to his future as a writer . |
| 18 | St. Jennifer , Big Sister , Robin Hood of the workers — Who 's been looking after Mummy , d' you imagine ? ’ |
| 19 | It 's Harriet who 's the something , a good little capitalist something looking after her family plus not to forget the old Babushka . |
| 20 | If the person claiming is not looking after the estate , the Social Fund Officer will write to the person who is , at the same time as a payment is made . |
| 21 | A benefit paid to people under 65 who spend 35 hours or more per week looking after someone who receives Attendance Allowance . |
| 22 | The amount may be higher in certain circumstances — for example if you are a carer entitled to invalid care allowance or if you are disabled , live on your own , get Attendance Allowance , and have no one receiving invalid care allowance for looking after you . |
| 23 | She had to commit herself totally to the therapy , while looking after two young children . |
| 24 | If we are brought up to accept the doctrine of looking after number one , it is not surprising to find the result of that upbringing reflected in society . |
| 25 | For Belinda , looking after Sophie was the only way she knew how to deal with the shock . |
| 26 | Wrapped up in the everyday business of looking after her newborn baby , Belinda felt fine : she could cope for a few days . |
| 27 | Other winners of the award , sponsored by Reckitt and Colman , included Cherrill Hicks , a freelance journalist who works on The Independent 's health page , for her book Who Cares ; Looking After People at Home . |
| 28 | As well as looking after their own members , the Branches have supported the efforts of the Association within the UK . |
| 29 | Such a population , especially if the average size of a family continues to diminish , calls for more looking after , medically and physically , than an equal population of lower average age : it does not die so cheaply and it does not , medically speaking , survive so cheaply . |
| 30 | Phoebe was surprised ; she had somehow thought that after Rachel 's sterling conduct of the night before , she would now take charge , go on looking after them all , manage everything for them and leave her free to walk the road that she had to walk . |