Example sentences of "[be] on [art] look-out " in BNC.

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1 PC John Timms , the local constable , was contacted and told to be on the look-out .
2 ‘ Now that Susan and Gay know there 's something queer going on , they 'll be on the look-out — naturally .
3 They had not been schooled in the symptoms of such abuse , but she told reporters that the abuse of children was such a terrible problem in society , that everyone should be on the look-out for it .
4 And Cantona himself suggested in a French newspaper interview that he might be on the look-out for a new challenge after just a few months at any club .
5 It goes without saying that while all this is going on the engineering investigator will be on the look-out for any indication of a pre-crash failure or fracture of any part of the structure or aircraft components since , although the wreckage will inevitably include very many broken units and pieces of structure , any serious defect that was present before the aircraft struck the ground is likely to be significant , if not fundamental , to the cause of the accident .
6 We need to be on the look-out for unknown visitors .
7 Now that the transition into a string of planets is well-established , we suspect Scott McNealy is wearying of playing the dual and sometimes conflicting roles of chief executive of parent company Sun Microsystems Inc and president of the company 's systems planet Sun Microsystems Computer Corp , having to go to both sets of meetings and deal with other planets as an equal who is also their boss , and he could well be on the look-out for a president for the hardware unit ; some say he 's being urged to split the company up even further by some of his lieutenants .
8 He added that Keith 's return to the airwaves was a one-off for the time being , although he could be on the look-out for a job when he finished work on a book .
9 regional media , for example , will be looking for a connection with their area , magazines concerned particularly with healthy living will be on the look-out for any health angle and teenage publications will want to know the relevance to young people .
10 You should be on the look-out for any grammatical or contextual clues which are being used to signal different senses of the meaning , and which are automatically understood by the native speaker .
11 Since you 're apparently not packing your own on this trip , I take it you and Kelly will be on the look-out for handsome ski-bums ? ’
12 If you go somewhere determined , with the best of intentions , to make changes for the better , you are likely to be on the look-out for faults to correct .
13 Prospective customers should always be on the look-out for good communication skills and an in-depth knowledge of the hotel trade .
14 All Q.T 's are asked to be on the look-out for possible student teachers during the coming year .
15 POLICE are appealing to the public to be on the look-out for stolen goods after an industrial estate suffered a blitz of crime .
16 Police are asking the public to be on the look-out for blue Vauxhall Cavalier car stolen from Trimdon Colliery on Tuesday .
17 Clearly , we are going to have to warn officials about the possibility of a banned runner entering races under a pseudonym and to be on the look-out for him . ’
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