Example sentences of "[adv] looking [prep] [art] [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Merely looking at the final stage of supply can obscure the full range of options open to a particular firm in its choice of serving foreign markets . |
| 2 | One of the most important areas of credit management is risk assessment , not only looking at the individual customer companies concerned , but also at the current financial background in which they operate . |
| 3 | It should be a condition , for anyone thinking about development to resist trying to infer how a structure develops by only looking at the final result . |
| 4 | John Heminges said they were dark , cruel plays , and that Will was only looking at the black side of people . |
| 5 | And you only have to see a police uniform through the door to feel racked with guilt , even though you 've done nothing wrong and he 's only looking for a lost cat . |
| 6 | I do find that most people who come out here on short contracts are only looking for a paid holiday . |
| 7 | It 's worth taking the assumption by the scruff of the neck and shaking it till it falls apart , otherwise there will be no fundamental lasting change in relationships , the school will remain inward looking with no real growth in active listening and responding . |
| 8 | No , we 're not looking at a new wonder drug , you know , the type that you swallow with a glass of water . |
| 9 | All you 've got to do is concentrate on getting out quick and running your own thing , not looking at the next guy . |
| 10 | And Tory arguments that the tax would make companies uncompetitive were not looking at the whole picture . |
| 11 | Katherine nodded fractionally , and the butler bowed and moved silently from the room , not looking at the younger man . |
| 12 | When I write again in twelve months ’ time I shall be extremely disappointed if , world events permitting , we have not met our targets and are not looking at an improved set of results . |
| 13 | And it is my responsibility to make sure the players concentrate over the entire 90 minutes and are not looking towards the next match . |
| 14 | That 's why I sympathise with Audrey and I feel sure she 's not looking for a new man . |
| 15 | Second , most people who are in work are keeping their heads down and not looking for a new job , so there is less competition from those in work . |
| 16 | No I 'm not , I 'm not looking for a new penknife at all boy |
| 17 | Like gangs , bullies are not looking for a stand-up fight , but for a victim ; the best way to beat them is to give more trouble than they can handle . |
| 18 | You are not looking for a fast drop in weight . |
| 19 | They are not looking for a tough fight but for a victim — someone who will cower or quake with fear like a doomed rabbit . |
| 20 | Digital Equipment Corp says that its Alpha second source agreement with Mitsubishi Electric Corp is not an exclusive pact and that it is talking with other firms that may become second sources of the chip ; ‘ We are not looking for a large number of semiconductor partners , however we are having discussions with other semiconductor companies ; those relationships could happen at various levels , ’ — DEC may still seek other firms to design versions without the marketing that Mitsubishi is providing . |
| 21 | But the athletes are making an unprecedented demand for a slice of the lucrative financial action and Tom Jennings , the agent spearheading their case , countered : ‘ We are not looking for a militant takeover , just a share of the wealth . |
| 22 | And so it would not be right to say that we 're not looking after the local element of the population . |
| 23 | Manager Graeme Souness takes his squad across the Mersey to Tranmere tonight looking for a confidence-boosting display before the weekend showdown with Howard Wilkinson 's champions . |
| 24 | Well erm from , from my observation of catalogues and I was just looking through the other day , lighting does n't alter very much , there 's nothing very impressive in any of the catalogues really |
| 25 | We were just looking for a suitable warren to send our ferrets down to flush out the occupants . |
| 26 | ‘ Do n't you realize I 'd be a target for all the men living in World 's End who are just looking for a loose woman to amuse themselves with ? ’ |
| 27 | I 'm just looking for the biographical summary Ellis has given me . |
| 28 | Erm you 're just looking at a little bit that 's new and you 're forgetting about the old stuff . |
| 29 | We 'll just looking at the big book together do you want to come and join us ? |
| 30 | if I may give you a word of advice , you may think it 's rude , but when Mr is asking questions try not to turn down towards him , if you try and face across the jury , that 's what carries the voice if you 're looking at them , if you turn to your left , a bit of your head goes down a bit , it 's only natural , you 're not as used to courts as Mr is , er , he , he , your , it , your voice smothers , it 's not a question of shouting it 's just looking in the right direction , yes Mr go on |