Example sentences of "[vb pp] [prep] looking [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | Foster parents can often claim fostering allowances of 2–3 times the Supplementary Benefit that the natural parent would have received for looking after the same child … which is peculiarly ironic when one considers that some children might not be in foster-care at all if their parents had adequate incomes in the first place ( Fairbairns , 1976 ) . |
| 2 | Most carers were aged 45–64 ; and six out of ten were committed to looking after the dependant for at least 50 hours a week . |
| 3 | This has to be approached by looking at the expert clause and other instructions given to the expert . |
| 4 | She was mostly absorbed in looking after the younger brother . |
| 5 | There 's a technique in nuclear physics , called neutron activation , which allows you to measure quantities of trace very small quantities of particular elements in materials and it 's been applied to looking at the concentration of arsenic in Napoleon 's hair , and you find that there are particular periods in his life when he got dosed with arsenic_ one 's not quite sure how — and at those particular times he was erm very ill ; it correlates very well with the historical evidence . |
| 6 | ‘ No more than usual in a prison this size , ’ the Governor answered without looking at the other man . |
| 7 | This was done by looking at the spectrum of laser light scattered off the electrons in the plasma . |
| 8 | In many cases the question will be answered by looking at the terms of the contract between the parties although a description of the parties as " employer " and " employee " is not conclusive . |
| 9 | Sargent 's suggested solution to this problem can be seen by looking at the simple n = 3 case , which led to the restrictions of equation ( 3.50 ) . |
| 10 | No longer can the worth of an investment proposal be evaluated by looking at the immediate terms of the deal : the longer lasting impact of the structure of alliances must also be taken into account . |
| 11 | I would n't have done , if I had n't felt you deserved to be thanked for looking after the dogs . |
| 12 | It has also helped in looking at the functions of the business in outline . |
| 13 | What this entailed for civil liberties may be gleaned by looking at the way in which Dicey dealt with traditional freedoms in the body of his work . |
| 14 | In trying to understand its other functions we shall be helped by looking at the Bank 's balance sheet as set out in Table 3.2 . |
| 15 | The net effects are best demonstrated by looking at the population . |
| 16 | The remainder of the meeting was spent in looking at the Grid on which visitors envisaged were placed with Regions for Primary ( ten days to a fortnight ) or Secondary ( 5-7 days ) periods . |
| 17 | The height of the embankment can be judged by looking at the elevated section of the M6 which now runs beside the canal but which can be seen moving away to the northwest as a two tier motorway junction viaduct on spindly columns . |
| 18 | " Obvious " has no special meaning but is judged by looking at the invention as a whole and considering the entire state of the art . |
| 19 | It is entered by looking for the entrance : by looking for opportunity . |
| 20 | An additional measure of glycaemic control was provided by looking at the mean of all the glycated haemoglobin results for each patient since the date of randomisation and then calculating the mean of means for each group . |
| 21 | The very considerable size of this achievement can be appreciated by looking at the hydrostatic pressure undersea cables may have to endure — up to 4t/in2 , at a depth of three miles . |
| 22 | A causal explanation for these events is not to be found by looking at the mental processes of particular social groups or categories involved in them since any traits so identified are as likely to be effects as causes . |
| 23 | What is the solution to these problems of unity and sustaining interest ? I think it can best be found by looking at the visual arts , and having myself once been an architect I would like to use an architectural illustration . |
| 24 | At this point , ‘ Dr Johnson observed that there had been great disputes about the spelling of Shakespear 's [ sic ] name : ‘ At last it was thought it would be settled by looking at the original copy of his will ; but , upon examining it , he was found to have written it himself no less than three different ways . ’ |
| 25 | The associated jargon and rates may be introduced by looking at the following figures for 1984 extracted from Tables D1.1 and D2.1 of the 1984 Annual Report of the Registrar General for Scotland . |
| 26 | Paxford was a ‘ character ’ , given to looking on the black side of every passing scene , and to lugubrious murmurings of ‘ Abide with Me ’ and other hymns while he toiled . |
| 27 | One outcome of the Cotswolds summit will be a paper responding to the ideas of the 15 task forces charged with looking at the BBC 's future . |
| 28 | The committee charged with looking into the habits of the EBRD , which last year spent more on itself than on helping ex-communist countries , has set strict standards for the inquiry . |
| 29 | THOSE who are charged with looking after the royal stables are given the title of equerry , but this has nothing to do with equus , the Latin word for a horse . |
| 30 | There is little to be gained from looking at the past achievements of a school if the head and the governors treat their task as having been totally defined by the Education Reform Act . |