Example sentences of "to look [adv] to " in BNC.

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1 We need to look rather to the social conditions of our own time and the recent past to understand why such a myth seems plausible and important .
2 The Huddlestons of Millom were active on Gloucester 's behalf throughout Cumbria , but their own land led them to look rather to north Lancashire , where they had dealings with the Harringtons .
3 The Huddlestons of Millom were active on Gloucester 's behalf throughout Cumbria , but their own land led them to look rather to north Lancashire , where they had dealings with the Harringtons .
4 ‘ That might have been the case once , but now we produce perfectly good coaches ourselves , and I 'm concerned the incentive will disappear if administrators continue to look only to Australia . ’
5 But in general it was good for mankind to look outward to the stars .
6 In supporting this document I believe that we have to look realistically to the future and recognize that one general union would benefit trade union members in the U K far better than continuing to be in competition .
7 He made the point that enthusiasts , such as himself , whose principal interest was working main line steam , now have very limited scope in this Country and have to look increasingly to far off under-developed countries for this form of traction .
8 The State Department noted that a weakened Britain , with no immediate restoration of the balance of power in Europe in prospect , might feel compelled to look initially to the United Nations ( UN ) for help in the defence of her interests .
9 You 'd think that with such a bountifull crop to look foreward to , the farmers would be cock a hoop .
10 Subjects were asked to look either to the left or to the right while choosing the odd one out from among three Hebrew words .
11 I can get through the rest of the week if I know I 've got comin' here to look forward to .
12 THE TIME has come for the egg industry to look forward to the 1990s .
13 The challenge now for the egg industry is to communicate this message to consumers ; to look forward to the 1990s with confidence in the knowledge that its product is the best in the world — not to waste time and money on the constant examination of its collective navel and on cries of ‘ not fair ’ .
14 Those kids had nothing to look forward to .
15 NEXT MONTH what to look forward to in October
16 He passed Responsions that June and began to look forward to the payments he would get for his journalism — especially for his ‘ prose poems ’ in the Speaker .
17 She was beginning to acclimatise to not being alone , to look forward to seeing Christopher : to eating with him , listening to music with him , being silent with him , talking to him , walking with him , occasionally sleeping with him .
18 Noticing things like that , about Florence Ames , had become usual , something to look forward to almost .
19 That would be something to look forward to , the arrival of brochures .
20 ‘ With nothing to look forward to ? ’
21 ‘ We 'll have to make things to look forward to , ’ was the quiet reply .
22 Those who get hooked have a lifetime of companionship and challenge to look forward to .
23 EASTER remains almost the best time for a family gathering ; far less demanding than Christmas , and more cheering , with the rest of spring and summer to look forward to .
24 EASTER remains almost the best time for a family gathering ; far less demanding than Christmas , and more cheering , with the rest of spring and summer to look forward to .
25 Gamblers who find it infra-dig to do the pools , and now have a national lottery to look forward to .
26 Mrs Major , who now has another five years of red boxes in bed and official lunches in Downing Street to look forward to .
27 He wrote under the pen-name ‘ Jayemdoubleyou ’ and his reports were something to look forward to every Friday .
28 It was something to look forward to while the hours ticked by .
29 Her very longevity in office now appeared as a handicap to a party which needed to look forward to the 1990s not back to the battles of the 1980s .
30 Winnie grew to look forward to Jenny 's mornings more and more .
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