Example sentences of "watch for [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Peeking allows a bird to sleep and watch for predators at the same time . |
| 2 | Out of costume , he wore Lucie 's cut-down clothes , and would watch for hours the barons of raw meat swing and drip , swing and drip , over wood planks dyed permanently blood-red . |
| 3 | Get to know the young people with whom you have contact and watch for changes in their behaviour , achievement or attention . |
| 4 | Children like to see quick results from their efforts , but a garden , however small , can demonstrate the passing of time as they watch for changes . |
| 5 | Especially we watch for strangers who are hostile — or might be . ’ |
| 6 | In particular , watch for letters intimating to the effect ‘ … |
| 7 | So Changez 's new job was to sit on a three-legged stool behind the vegetable section and watch for shop-lifters . |
| 8 | ‘ We watch for visitors . ’ |
| 9 | Watch for stains ( blood from a sore or wound ) or strong smelling urine . |
| 10 | While steering through a series of gates , watch for hazards ranging from Bouncer and Mrs Mangel to kangaroos and emus ! |
| 11 | Watch for redstarts , grey wagtails , common sandpipers , dippers , pied fly-catchers , woodpeckers and tree pipits in summer , and goosanders on the lake . |
| 12 | ‘ Watch for ants , falling Brazil nuts , poisonous snakes and never go anywhere after midday without a torch . ’ |
| 13 | In the spring and summer , watch for kingfishers , common sandpipers , redshanks , reed , sedge and grasshopper warblers and whinchats . |
| 14 | Ponds can be watched for reflections on still water , sunlight sparkling and ripples caused by the wind . |
| 15 | The king and his counsellors therefore watched for portents that could be interpreted , so that disasters might be foreseen and , if possible , averted . |
| 16 | In autumn my father watched for boys who climbed in to steal his apples but was stumped by their shamelessness even when caught red-handed . |
| 17 | In the reserve the Masai were ‘ anxiously watched for signs which would indicate that they had decided to come out actively on our side ’ . |
| 18 | We watched for signs of bird activity , because terns and shearwaters congregate whenever small fish shoal near the surface of the sea , and the shoaling is often caused by predatory fish chasing the smaller fish upwards . |
| 19 | These ( it was thought ) watched for signs of revolt among satraps . |
| 20 | Passang watched for symptoms of mountain sickness . |
| 21 | And all this while , from behind her mourning veil , she had fixed her eyes on the inner door , and watched for revelations from within . |
| 22 | ‘ We need air cover both to help us locate the whales and to watch for changes in their behaviour , ’ said Mr Goold . |
| 23 | This is also a good place to watch for buzzards . |
| 24 | Traffic wardens and police patrols have been told to watch for motorists who might attempt to break the rules . |
| 25 | Charles could not even see the A.S.M. who was reading his lines , though he knew the youth would be keeping him in view to watch for signs of difficulty . |
| 26 | One of their tasks will be to prevent anyone entering the magnetic scanner room carrying any metal objects and to watch for objects which store electronic data . |
| 27 | Here , all we needed was enough food , and people to watch for enemies . |
| 28 | The first — the male voyeurism or ‘ disco-bar ’ hypothesis — suggests that males are more vigilant than females and have higher peeking rates because they are on the look-out for promiscuous copulations with females ( as well as watching for predators ) . |
| 29 | He turned constantly to me , watching for signs of approval or disapproval . |
| 30 | Hilary was distracted by the window , and peered out into the darkness , watching for signs of movement . |