Example sentences of "looked [prep] [pos pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Not surprisingly , many women have begun to reject the expectations of men and have looked for their own ‘ role models ’ among themselves . |
| 2 | ‘ Georgina said she 'd looked through his papers last night . ’ |
| 3 | I 've just looked through my notes o of the meeting . |
| 4 | He could afford this , for the royal household had brazenly looked after its own . |
| 5 | In the course of time Aunt Nessy , having looked after her adoptive parents until they died , was left a small sum of money . |
| 6 | Joanne , 13 , says simply : ‘ Mum has n't just looked after her own children , she has looked after so many others . |
| 7 | I think it was a car that she 'd had for was well looked after her dad used to see to it for her but it was she 'd had it for some years and she was always poodling about in you see . |
| 8 | you put them in the pram but she 's looked after her neighbour 's two children has n't she ? |
| 9 | Some had never had a job because they 'd looked after their mams and dads . |
| 10 | I 've lived with three different families and looked after their children . |
| 11 | Some of the kennels young residents are lucky — they 're being looked after their real mother … |
| 12 | If someone like a foster carer , relative or a step-parent has looked after your child for 3 years or more they can apply to a court for custody of your child even if you disagree . |
| 13 | If someone has looked after your child for 5 years or more they could apply to the court for permission to adopt your child . |
| 14 | The Shrimptons have looked after our affairs ever since my great grandfather started the business in 1900 . |
| 15 | Uncle Bill had looked after my grandmother until she died when I was a baby . |
| 16 | I have looked after my husband for seven years , he had a brain tumour operation nearly eight years ago , and he 's in a wheelchair he ca n't walk , but his , after the first two years of caring for him , he 's become bright enough to do the Daily Telegraph crossword , and so he 's er erm brain 's alright . |
| 17 | erm I could n't have looked after my mum . |
| 18 | I have looked after his books for forty years and that 's all I know , so he gave me the capital to start and here I am . ’ |
| 19 | Mr. J. praised the nurses who had looked after his mother , and did not blame them in any way for her death . |
| 20 | A man serving in the R.A.F. wrote to say that he was deeply indebted to the doctors and nurses who had looked after his wife when she had been admitted with a complicated confinement , which had needed an operation . |
| 21 | He had looked after his younger brothers and sister , he had made sure that she always had enough money , but she had been hearing things of late that had frightened her . |
| 22 | A child who has always looked after his own asthma is less likely to rebel later and discard inhalers or start smoking . |
| 23 | The Christian Spanish had looked towards their Moslem neighbours as arbiters of culture and learning . |
| 24 | He bent and scooped up the bike , wheeling it along with them , and Jenna became aware of other eyes besides the dark ones that had looked into her own . |
| 25 | He had looked into her eyes too often , told her that he loved her too many times for her ever to believe him again . |
| 26 | She should have left Rome as she 'd planned , she should never have looked into her heart and discovered a truth that could destroy her . |
| 27 | His voice was calm and friendly , and Shelley was feeling happy because she had seen Miguelito again , and he had looked into her eyes when he asked ‘ Me quieres ? ’ |
| 28 | Before 1988 , people facing deportation could have appealed to an ‘ independent Adjudicator ’ or an Immigration Officer who would have looked into their cases , including any compassionate circumstances , and could stop the Home Office from deporting them . |
| 29 | He had got Sir Geoffrey 's note when he 'd looked into his own office at lunchtime . |
| 30 | She was n't hungry — her appetite had disappeared during the long moments she had looked into his amber eyes . |