Example sentences of "be [adj] to look [prep] [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | In the field of training we must always be prepared to look to the future and , if considered necessary , modify our teaching procedures . |
| 2 | The volunteers have to be prepared to look after the puppy for a year , although they do get an allowance for feeding the dogs . |
| 3 | We are anxious to have a small group of people who would be willing to look after the altar in the church , prepare it for special occasions and generally take a personal interest in its care . |
| 4 | This suggests a major drop in popularity , and it would be interesting to look at the circulation figures . |
| 5 | So it seems to me if we can agree on what criteria might be appropriate to look at the location of the new settlement on a strategic level , the final version of H two will in fact probably be much shorter , more concise er than the policy H two that we have at the moment . |
| 6 | After observing the industrious building of castles in the air in the past few days , I thought it would be appropriate to look at an odd phenomenon that has puzzled meteorologists for the past ten years : the series of giant mushroom-shaped cloud formations round the periphery of the Siberian land-mass . |
| 7 | We always have a boiled ham on the bone in our delicatessen counter and it is without doubt the single main item responsible for drawing people into the shop who might otherwise be content to look through the window . |
| 8 | Before tackling the theoretical problems raised by that question , it will be instructive to look at the volatile critical reputation of Brief Encounter within British film culture , since this can be linked very closely to shifting paradigms of authorship . |
| 9 | Given the amount of negative equity still locking in to the system , it may be instructive to look at the UK consumer 's reaction to lower interest rates . |
| 10 | But before we move on , it may be instructive to look at the relationship between language viewed as a formal system and language as part of a wider social and psychological context , and to say something about the place of these two approaches in the development of ideas about language in general . |
| 11 | So it was logical to acquire Pitlochry through a share exchange , and it 'll be logical to look to a flotation . ’ |
| 12 | There are no firm legal rules about the proper approach that a company should adopt , but often it will be reasonable to look at the organisation as a whole , without dividing it into separate compartments . |
| 13 | On the fish pond side , be sure to look for the small Neo-Classical temple , the work of Luigi Cagnola . |
| 14 | Immediately on the right of the entrance , be sure to look through the small opening to catch a glimpse of part of the Romanesque façade which disappeared from view following work on the construction of Trivulzio 's mausoleum/chapel in the early sixteenth-century . |
| 15 | Although these findings were considered in the context of differential hemispheric activation , they might more parsimoniously be thought to reflect no more than the fact that people wish to be able to look at a blackboard in the middle of the room . |
| 16 | No-one will be able to look at a photograph , particularly a family album photo , in the same way again . |
| 17 | ‘ And this time I 'll be able to look at the video with pride . ’ |
| 18 | The names of those attending the wedding are usually known in advance but if not you may be able to look at the seating plan or guest list on the day and make some joke about the names , picking out amusing surnames such as , ‘ In this room we have a Black but no White , two Browns , some Blues , and a Green , but no ‘ reds ’ . |
| 19 | In the case of the Blackwood By-Pass , I have passed your letter and the public consultation paper to our Gwent Branch in the hope that they will be able to look at the scheme in more detail . |
| 20 | Any lawyer who can not find a book will be able to look at the card and see who has taken it . |
| 21 | We set up to be able to look at the refurbishment of our homes . |
| 22 | Senior managers should be able to look to the external environment in order to obtain messages about likely future trends , for example in the demand for services , resources that may be available , changes in the legislative framework , etc . |
| 23 | Meanwhile for the first time since 1863 , the needy of Herefordshire will no longer be able to look to the sisters of Bartestree for compassion and care . |
| 24 | Meanwhile for the first time since 1863 , the needy of Herefordshire will no longer be able to look to the sisters of Bartestree for compassion and care . |
| 25 | So this will actually influence you , because you 'll be able to look through the brochures and see which of those groups it 's being targeted at . |
| 26 | Free Radio supporters will be able to look over the vessel and meet DJs . |
| 27 | ‘ In order to keep the sea out we have to build a wall , but a promenade will be constructed above road level and people will be able to look over the wave wall . ’ |
| 28 | This is often the big one , the big step , to be able to look in the mirror and say ‘ I am angry ’ . |
| 29 | I will be able to look after the baby . |
| 30 | He 'd buy a house for Penny 's mum , a big , big house and then they 'd sell it again and he left every bit of the money to Dionne , so she 'll be able to look after the child when she gets twenty-one and that , but now |