Example sentences of "[noun pl] [be] looking [adv] [prep] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The major clubs are looking sympathetically at any scheme which will reduce the number of matches to be played next season . |
| 2 | ‘ The lads are looking forward to this game against Oldham to put things right . |
| 3 | It is definitely an occasion that will run and run and the teams are looking forward to next year already . |
| 4 | So farmers are looking hard for new sources of income and , to be fair , the Government is encouraging the search : grants are available for feasibility studies ( 50% of cost ) , for employing a marketing person ( 40% in the first year but decreasing after that ) and for capital expenditure ( 25% up to a limit of £40,000 ) . |
| 5 | Swindon have to fight on in the promotion race … while Oxford have to battle on in the relegation scramble … but things are looking up for United … they 're off the bottom of the table for the first time since November thanks to a win at Brighton |
| 6 | In Gloria every movement seems tense even when characters are looking tenderly at those they love for they are always aware of the next leave-taking . |
| 7 | Daily passenger figures are averaging 100 but weekends are looking up with more than double that figure each afternoon . |
| 8 | Both exchanges are looking ahead to increased used of ECU debt instruments as the single European financial space becomes a reality . |
| 9 | WITH the approach of Memorial Day , the official start of summer , all right-thinking Americans are looking forward to long days at the beach . |
| 10 | The main disadvantage of this arrangement is that the cameras are looking down on those speaking from the front-benches , and , unless they take care to keep their heads up , the tops of their heads rather than their faces are exposed on the screen . |
| 11 | Although all of the practices were looking forward to continued participation in the scheme , there were some concerns about the future . |