Example sentences of "[be] looking at the [noun] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | But C&P 's Hexaplas technology service department had been looking at the possibility of recycling flexible PVC . |
| 2 | So far we have been looking at the type of grave-clothes provided for the very wealthy . |
| 3 | The department monitors the inmate population , offences against prison rules and the penalties awarded ; it assists management in determining security grades and in assessments on life sentence prisoners ; and it has been looking at the structures of meetings , the effectiveness of communications and the problems of stress in staff . |
| 4 | The faint-object camera has also been looking at the remnants of the supernova which excited astronomers in 1987 . |
| 5 | Thus far I have , in the main , been looking at the problem in the context of a conflict between parents and the minor , either the minor consenting and the parents refusing consent or the minor refusing consent and the parents giving it . |
| 6 | " I 've been looking at the cat in your window . " |
| 7 | The tank provides what is known as a ‘ restricted environment ’ and researchers have been looking at the benefits of Restricted Environment Stimulation therapy ( known as REST ) for almost 30 years . |
| 8 | Mike Rowbottom has been looking at the history of this remarkable experiment in Christian co-operation . |
| 9 | MEANWHILE , back at the ranch , Michael Murray , a banker , Ian MacLaurin , chairman of Tesco , the TCCB accountant , Brian Downin , the promotional and marketing man , and three others , including one isolated first-class cricketer , have been looking at the structure of the first-class game and the counties ' verdict will be known by the time you read this . |
| 10 | The intelligent amongst us have already been looking at the questions on page forty seven and realizing that despite the weirdness of the sound of this music there are some quite direct things that can be asked . |
| 11 | Not a classic illustration of the thesis of Aggleton and colleagues , who have been looking at the lifespans of cricketers and report a two-year gap in favour of right-handers , much of it ascribable to fewer deaths in accidents or in war . |
| 12 | ‘ We have been looking at the pictures of James and we are really upset because there is such a likeness . ’ |
| 13 | She had been looking at the castle for the last hour . |
| 14 | Well so far we 've just been looking at the record of growth bands in this coral skeleton , but we can acquire a great deal of additional information by sampling the skeleton , and we sample the skeleton using a small drill and we can analyze the , the powders that we collect for the stabilized of oxygen . |
| 15 | A House of Commons select committee , which has been looking at the feasibility of using ‘ combined heat and power ’ ( CHP ) , last week reported that the idea is about to come into its own in Britain . |
| 16 | In this chapter we have been looking at the details of the division of labour to which Ella was referring . |
| 17 | Q When I am looking at the ingredients in a hair product what should I be looking for to identify it as a quality product ? |
| 18 | But they are the exceptions and it has to be stressed we are looking at the patient in a wider context . |
| 19 | With entries up 20 per cent , the organisers are looking at the possibility of using an additional hall for the event . |
| 20 | There are no definite plans but we are looking at the options for the future . ’ |
| 21 | This is also known as the purposive approach , since the courts are looking at the purpose for which the Act was passed . |
| 22 | His benevolent brown eyes are looking at the floor to Shirley 's left , about five feet beyond her , and he appears to be thinking not about the flute as a career , but about the problems and opportunities of kitchen floor tiling . |
| 23 | No homes have been identified as such yet , the officers are looking at the homes in the east of the county . |
| 24 | In your Brainwave section it seems to me that your futurists , Christine and Kirk McNulty , are looking at the future with the eyes of the past . |
| 25 | ‘ We are looking at the possibilities of using other Guinness commercials which we can edit or modify using local models , ’ says , the Guinness brand manager at PTGI . |
| 26 | A. Our experience shows that many people are looking at the possibilities of working in this area and , therefore , with rules of supply and demand being what they are , a language ability is almost essential . |
| 27 | Both parties are looking at the project from different angles , so it is not surprising if each fails to see the other 's viewpoint . |
| 28 | Nowadays , those same players and their sons and daughters , led by the example of professional tennis players , and more recently national associations , are looking at the effect of the court on their bodies as their main priority when choosing a court or a club to play at . |
| 29 | Tonks said : ‘ We are looking at the situation on a day-to-day basis . |
| 30 | So it it precedes the rest of it if you are looking at the front of the fox it 's erm why is a nose important to a wild animal ? |