Example sentences of "[prep] [pers pn] [conj] looking " in BNC.
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| 1 | When I move on to three eight one , three eight two there 's a lot of things been said about these benefits this morning which does n't leave much left for me but looking at the situation of the way this Tory government has in the last thirteen years , certainly since nineteen eighty two crucified the benefits paid genuinely to people is in itself a crime upon society and it reminds me of the the words of the song it 's the rich that get the gravy and it 's the poor that get the blame and nothing , but nothing has changed since those words were written many many years ago . |
| 2 | I little knew then what the future held for me and looking back I can see what a lot I had to learn . |
| 3 | You never had the chance to ask — ; the slaves , the chain gang , the artists who got burned out making entertainment for you and looking real pretty for you , taking Whitey 's junk , the white pigs ’ white junk . |
| 4 | The entrance through the surrounding wall stood high and splendid , arched in the Spanish manner , and the vast wrought-iron gates stood open , ready to close behind them and looking as if they would . |
| 5 | She said , ‘ Every year I end up taking a pair of rubber gloves with me and looking after the children , and every year I end up coming home feeling exhausted . |
| 6 | It was then that I experienced a side of Max that I had not known before : he was most caring and attentive , almost maternal , getting doctors and nurses , staying with me and looking after me in every way . |
| 7 | And there are still just as many options open to them when looking for a loan . |
| 8 | Endill noticed the Bookman was standing beside him and looking deep into his eyes . |
| 9 | ‘ Better than your eyesight , ’ said the old woman , standing next to him and looking at the grey in his hair . |
| 10 | While he was fantasizing in this way the mare seemed to get used to his being there and when he next took notice of her she was quite close to him and looking at him curiously , head stretched out , upper lip quivering . |
| 11 | His eyes narrowed thoughtfully and to her surprise and confusion he suddenly sat beside her on the settee , turning to her and looking at her closely , his gaze roaming over her flushed and beautiful face . |
| 12 | Next in importance would come the discovery in 1964 of the cosmic background itself , by two scientists from the US Bell Labs , Arno Penzias and Robert Wilson , who stumbled on it while looking for ways of eliminating noise in radio receivers . |
| 13 | Then she was aware of someone staring at her and looking out of the corner of her eyes she saw it was Carmella . |