Example sentences of "[adv] looking at the [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Er and therefore it looks at erm the indirect impact of development erm and it 's it 's more sophisticated one might say than merely looking at the quality of the land . |
| 2 | While it has made no formal application to offer video-on-demand to customers — the official line is that it is merely looking at the technology 's potential — it is already clear that it faces a tough task convincing regulatory bodies that it has the right to do so . |
| 3 | No have a look , you 're only looking at the beginning of it here try again |
| 4 | Therefore , they were left with the option of investing millions of pounds or closing them , and perhaps looking at the building of a new reactor . |
| 5 | There was one vehicle there , a car with two figures sitting in the front seats and apparently looking at the road ahead of them . |
| 6 | Almost , you know and they said they were better , we were right looking at the stage over this time . |
| 7 | Discreetly looking at the price , and mentally reviewing how much money she had on her , and thinking wryly that perhaps , after all , she should have accepted half the prize money for the leprechaun , she bought it . |
| 8 | The easiest uses to come to grips with are exclamations such as ( 1 ) above , because they give a very clear impression of somehow looking at the infinitive event from a position before : they express a desire or longing to realize the infinitive event , so that ( 1 ) might be paraphrased " I would love to be in England … |
| 9 | No , but you 're just looking at the pen . |
| 10 | And we 're just looking at the route to In the previous er conditions of service we merely mentioned the time for which you were n't entitled to sick pay and the time after which you were entitled to full sick pay which we defined , we did n't define the route . |
| 11 | I 'm just looking at the selection of flowers . |
| 12 | Just looking at the kind of programmes you 're getting on television now , erm Sunday evening there 's programme about emotions , ‘ Okay Two ’ is n't it called ? |
| 13 | On the other hand — again , just looking at the economics — while you are working , you will not be spending money on entertainment . |
| 14 | ‘ I 'm just looking at the report of the officer who called on Delia Forbes . |
| 15 | Er , it is important too , to stress that the Agency is acting as a bridge between the purchasing er , authority , the Social Services Department , and the er , independent sector , and that er , it 's also important that er , too , that er , in many cases , er , the provider 's income er , will , will not just come from Social Services , but it may be that people are purchasing their own care , if , if they 're not eligible for public , public 's er , help through , through funding , and therefore the scheme is much wider than just looking at the purchasing intentions of the , the Social Services Department . |
| 16 | ‘ I was just looking at the scenery . ’ |
| 17 | ‘ I was just looking at the place . |
| 18 | The principal aim is to create the impression from just looking at the street that it is not , just there for cars but for pedestrians , cyclists and residents too . |
| 19 | A special Home Office committee is already looking at the problem with orders to report back to Home Secretary Kenneth Clarke within the next few months . |
| 20 | It 's like looking at the mirror in n it ? |
| 21 | She was still looking at the tree when , suddenly , the Cat appeared again . |
| 22 | I say , still looking at the window . |
| 23 | She was still looking at the ceiling : ‘ Things like that just do n't exist , ’ she said to herself . |
| 24 | She was still looking at the door . |
| 25 | ‘ County Durham 's constabulary has been increased since 1979 and the Home Office is still looking at the possibility of reallocating some of the 1,000 extra posts to the county , ’ he said . |
| 26 | But you 're still looking at the bar spaces a hundred and fifty pounds , and seat spaces two hundred and fifty pounds . |
| 27 | Computing had the third highest percentage in work , but was average in terms on those still looking at the end of their courses . |
| 28 | He was silent , still looking at the house . |
| 29 | ‘ Yeah , ’ said Jimmy dryly , still looking at the office door . |
| 30 | Whilst we were still looking at the blaze , Marjorie Truckle ( Ernie 's sister ) , who would have been about thirteen years of age , came rushing across the field with a message from their mother — |