Example sentences of "look out [prep] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He follows a hill-track on his journey home , and looks out with startled pleasure when the coastal plain emerges below him . |
| 2 | He numbers among his close friends Patrick Hourcade of French Vogue , who looks out for fine furniture for him . |
| 3 | It looks out across wide lawns to mild uneventful Northamptonshire countryside , and the private road which runs in front of it winds down into Hulcote , a beauti — ful horseshoe-shaped model village built around a generous green . |
| 4 | Oulton 's paintings may serve as a reminder that each looks out from different eyes with one 's own conception of what is real , thus the artist leads us to question the truth of our own vision . |
| 5 | To take a single example , it is reported that the grandchildren of the first European colonists of North America already had eyelid-shapes tending towards those of the Red Indians , which were better adapted to looking out over vast spaces in bright sunlight . |
| 6 | They sat against the wall on turfed seats in the shade , looking out over raised herb banks of hyssop , lavender and other fragrant shrubs . |
| 7 | prospecting ( looking out for new selling opportunities ) |
| 8 | This refers to concentrating on and looking out for specific details in the world around you . |
| 9 | There was something of the Regency dandy in the way he trailed his cane and rotated his globular head , as if looking out for fellow beaux to salute . |
| 10 | ‘ My mother ’ , Ivy said , ‘ told me that when I was a child , she spent all the year looking out for small things to put in my stocking . |
| 11 | This applies also to the British Council , our arm of cultural diplomacy , which is facing unprecedented demands from the newly liberated countries which are looking out for English language teachers . |
| 12 | Secondly , you are looking out for minor defects which will cost you time and money — plumbing , heating redecoration , bathroom and kitchen fittings , replacement windows , floor finishes , insulation etc . |
| 13 | Study this example : unc We can save rewriting by looking out for common factors above and below the division line . |
| 14 | looking out for hidden signals . |
| 15 | During his long stay in the south he made only one portrait with an out-of-doors setting ; the pretty shopkeeper , sitting on a chair in front of her shop , looking out with uncomprehending suspicion against a white wall . |
| 16 | One of my favourite places for working was on the roof tops , drawing city views , or by high open windows , looking out at architectural details . |
| 17 | Here she can look out over old haunts from her tenth storey office . |
| 18 | So : all of us who are in The Third Age , let's look out for other people and their needs ! |
| 19 | The private columns are thick with them , but buyers should look out for complete service histories as many are clocked . |
| 20 | However , although it is the ideal course of action for John — allowing him to take advantage of some of the excellent schemes around at the moment as well as releasing cash that has been building up in his home over the years — he should look out for excessive costs that a remortgage can incur . |
| 21 | Where are we off to this morning then , so sunk in our own fantasies and imaginings that we can not be troubled to look out for vulnerable senior citizens , eh ? ’ |
| 22 | Officials warned to look out for banned runner |
| 23 | This allows just over a year to look out for possible candidates and suitable premises ; with regard to the latter , teachers are asked to look out for centrally situated schools with a good hall and piano , close to mainline travel facilities . |
| 24 | Instructors and senior pilots have a big responsibility to pass on their experience and knowledge and to look out for poor airmanship and flying techniques in others which could lead to mishaps in the future . |
| 25 | In Rannie v Irvine ( 1844 ) 7 Man & G 969 Tindal CJ said " if the contract is reasonable at the time it is entered into , we are not bound to look out for improbable and extravangant contingencies in order to make it void " . |
| 26 | Despite talk of an IRA ceasefire the public is still urged to look out for suspicious objects |
| 27 | It is worth reiterating to look out for cosmetic ranges labelled ‘ non-comedogenic ’ . |
| 28 | ‘ We wanted everyone to look out on green fields and I fought , so hard , to stop any high rise buildings . |
| 29 | The face was long and pale , with a shaggy beard and eyes that seemed to look out from deep hollows . |
| 30 | The bedrooms look out over picturesque Ravello whose main square is only an easy five minutes walk away . |