Example sentences of "[noun] be look [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | This is also known as the purposive approach , since the courts are looking at the purpose for which the Act was passed . |
| 2 | HOUSE builders in the North West are looking for the Government to do more to stimulate sales and economic growth . |
| 3 | But after 40 years of post-war public sector housing there is now evidence of widespread rejection , and some community groups are looking to the promise of community architecture ( Wates and Knevitt , 1987 ) . |
| 4 | His benevolent brown eyes are looking at the floor to Shirley 's left , about five feet beyond her , and he appears to be thinking not about the flute as a career , but about the problems and opportunities of kitchen floor tiling . |
| 5 | Both parties are looking at the project from different angles , so it is not surprising if each fails to see the other 's viewpoint . |
| 6 | Engineers from the DoT are to look at the southbound-only A1(M) and A66(M) interchange near the town to see if it can be adapted for northbound traffic . |
| 7 | This is particularly bad in London and , as a result , dissatisfied clients are looking to the merits of regionally-based firms . |
| 8 | Seb and Antony were looking at the horses dubiously , trying to see past glories and failing . |
| 9 | The Commerce Department is looking for the book market to expand markedly up to 1997 , achieving average annual growth rated of 3.5% in constant dollars throughout the period . |
| 10 | The research is looking at the issues from a variety of angles . |
| 11 | The purpose of this chapter is to look at the infancy stories about Jesus as recorded by both Matthew and Luke . |
| 12 | The purpose of this chapter is to look at the varying responses to Jesus found in the Synoptic Gospels . |
| 13 | One of the aims of this chapter is to look at the effect on word discriminability in continuous speech of increasing the depth of the phoneme graph . |
| 14 | Sefa-Dedeh is looking at the hydration properties of legumes with the idea of developing a variety that takes less time . |
| 15 | A good rule is to look at the shape and size of the flower before you press it , and then imagine what it will look like once it is flat . |
| 16 | Water is normally paid for via the water rates , but the water industry is looking at the feasibility of water metering in the future . |
| 17 | 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″ . |
| 18 | His head rested on the pillow at an unusual angle , the chin tilted abnormally high , so that , from the foot of the bed , Richard was looking into the dark pits of his nostrils . |
| 19 | Creed was looking into the sky as if scanning for omens . |
| 20 | The library study was looking to the future of the library — not the RIBA . |
| 21 | The next phase of the study was to look at the quality of these ponds in terms of the numbers of species of animals and plants they support , the water chemistry and the surrounding land use of each pond or loch . |
| 22 | Did you tell your , aye thank God , did you tell your daddy the er the big fella was looking into the bin today ? |
| 23 | So contrasting is it that one may wonder whether its adherents are looking at the same thing at all : ‘ As the eighties unfold , humanity faces a worldwide shortage of productive cropland , acute land hunger in many countries , escalating prices for farmland almost everywhere … ’ |
| 24 | those seeking work were looking for the same kinds of jobs as those that had found it ; |
| 25 | Other countries were looking to the United States to take a firm leadership role , said one official . |
| 26 | If England were looking to the future then some of the players should have been selected years ago . |
| 27 | Its terms of reference were to look at the management of the financial and manpower resources of the NHS . |
| 28 | So this boy is looking at the irises and I 'm doing the VAT on a multiple despatch but I 'm also looking out of the corner of my eye and thinking , ‘ You 're a Monday to Friday . ’ |
| 29 | One approach to sites is to look at the way we experience them through our senses . |
| 30 | As well as providing pregnancy counselling to any girl at school up to the age of eighteen years , its ongoing work is to look after the social and educational needs of a small group of six or seven pregnant schoolgirls or school-age mothers who attend the unit every weekday for a period of twelve months . |