Example sentences of "and looking [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It often perches on posts listening and looking with its large eyes , which are dark and elfin-like . |
| 2 | The Germans were also exploring the quality of resistance in the North , and looking on Scotland , with its coasts so close to Scandinavia , as a possible ‘ soft option ’ for raids and attacks to the south . |
| 3 | ‘ I have always feared the Dark Ireland , ’ said Dierdriu , and her eyes were huge now , and looking on a terrible possibility . |
| 4 | Pace that 's right you 've been cheating and looking on looking on the next page |
| 5 | And looking to heaven , I complained , ‘ And why did you let me ? ’ |
| 6 | It has been tough going , finding out things about myself which were buried deep but with ministry from the leaders and looking to God for answers I believe he has healed not only my drug problem but has cleansed me from sin so that I feel clean . |
| 7 | ‘ If only one were going to court freely and looking to a bright future — 't is different for you ! ’ |
| 8 | She watched , listened , learned and assessed , speaking only when spoken to in general — whilst all the while making her plans and looking to the future … |
| 9 | This usually takes the form of an eight page booklet bound into the magazine and looking to all intents and purposes like any other part of the publication . |
| 10 | In this time of new opportunity , as the Board is making arrangements to move to its new home and looking to developments in every area of service , we 've also recognized that opportunities abound for local parish initiatives to attract funding from a variety of places . |
| 11 | The study is longitudinal and takes the reader through the process of moving in , living as a group , getting support , and looking to the future . |
| 12 | They would be securing the boats , and perhaps some of the stock , and looking to the hay and peat-stacks . |
| 13 | It is number one nylon producer in Europe and second in the world and looking to narrowing the gap between itself and world leader Du Pont , says Coleman . |
| 14 | Still , by reading , and looking at Lee Krasner 's pictures in New York galleries , she was able to defend an independent liking for her SoHo artist . |
| 15 | In her mind there was a set of events which includes reading about a work of art and looking at it . |
| 16 | Everyone who wants to act professionally should try to see as much drama as they possibly can — and this means in the broadest sense , watching television , cinema , visiting the theatre and looking at the actor 's work carefully and analytically . |
| 17 | The only way to view the Chancellor was by scrambling through the neighbouring graveyard and looking at the house across a row of tombstones . |
| 18 | As I stood watching him for a few seconds and looking at the damage to his farm buildings and the dead and wounded cattle around the orchard , I thought to myself . |
| 19 | And looking at the Palestinian revolution ‘ trom a viewpoint higher than my own ’ he regards it as ultimately a revolt reaching to the limits of Islam , a ‘ calling for a revision , probably even a rejection , of a theology as soporific as a Breton cradle ’ ( p. 88 ) . |
| 20 | Setting aside this particular match and looking at the idea on a broader basis , I see a rough ride ahead if the idea spreads . |
| 21 | But there are some thing she ca n't change , like the way he shoves his hand into his pocket , his preference for classical music to Dire Straits , and looking at buildings rather than eyeing up the latest cat-walk creations |
| 22 | ‘ Now , sir , ’ she says , walking round the chair and looking at me like she 's a real barber . |
| 23 | Making hats for a living and looking at them all day long has mellowed her taste somewhat . |
| 24 | Talking , and looking at the earth and the sky , we just walked about until it was dark . |
| 25 | But with oil prices at their current levels , the company is delaying growth plans and looking at ways of achieving a better balance between cash flow and capital commitments . |
| 26 | ‘ Better than your eyesight , ’ said the old woman , standing next to him and looking at the grey in his hair . |
| 27 | I do very little research apart from general reading and looking at guides — to be frank , there 's not enough money involved to pay for extensive on the ground or air research . |
| 28 | How lovely , thought Winnie , letting her knitting fall and looking at the leaping flames , if she agreed ! |
| 29 | While he was fantasizing in this way the mare seemed to get used to his being there and when he next took notice of her she was quite close to him and looking at him curiously , head stretched out , upper lip quivering . |
| 30 | The little horse was the most extraordinary thing that had ever happened to him in all his life , appearing like that in the torchlight and looking at him even before it was wholly born , as if to say , ‘ Hi , mate . ’ |