Example sentences of "look towards [pos pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The Christian Spanish had looked towards their Moslem neighbours as arbiters of culture and learning . |
| 2 | ‘ But what I am talking about , because it is my business , is mainstream commercial cinema and I do maintain that mainstream cinema should be looking towards its audience . |
| 3 | Peggy smiled and , looking towards her stepfather , she said , ‘ Yes , I can imagine how he gets on your nerves , ’ at the same time questioning why her mother should be so happy , and she a settled woman forty years old , whereas she was twenty-one and so miserable inside that there were days where she wanted to take to her heels and run . |
| 4 | Many religions encourage the idea that our current condition is temporary , and that old age should be a time of looking towards our place in the next life which is more important . |
| 5 | ‘ How did you get on to him ? ’ asked Greg , threading his bulky self through the labyrinth of curving stairs and looking towards his guide apprehensively , ‘ I mean , what was it made you decide to bring the books out again ? ’ |
| 6 | Throughout the brief hearing , the boy in white stretched and yawned frequently , occasionally looking towards his co-accused . |
| 7 | Rainbow , looking towards my mirror as if hoping for some kind of guidance , is pulled backwards through the kitchen door . |
| 8 | There is no doubt that many older people and their carers will look towards their doctors when illness and poor health intervene . |
| 9 | Suddenly , she would stop and look towards our house because she had sensed Sally calling her . |
| 10 | Brother Rhun , Saint Winifred 's devoted cavalier , turned his beautiful head instantly to look towards her altar , his first jealous care being always for her service and worship . |
| 11 | Well I think that we have shown that we 're prepared to support Gorbachev in so far as er peace reform in the Soviet Union , but I think we 've got to look towards our own security in the West and we 've done very well with NATO , with the defensive block NATO over the last 40 years or so , and until we can have cast iron guarantees that Gorbachev is going to be secure and that he 's actually going to carry out his promises we 've got to keep our guard up . |
| 12 | Julia noticed that Felicity looked towards her husband with an air of almost maternal concern , as though afraid of the effect of the conversation on him , and it struck Julia that he probably still had many relations in Russia . |
| 13 | The girl moved from her mother 's side , but now looked towards her father , and he , staring at her , said , ‘ If you go to that place I 'll never forgive you . |
| 14 | The blinking red light was not out of view ; but Cowley never looked towards his car , never noticed the light , like a heartbeat , urgently pumping , urgently calling … |