Example sentences of "on [art] [noun] for [noun] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It depends on the act of viewpoint-shifting , which we must now consider more closely , remaining always on the lookout for loopholes through which the egoist might slip . |
| 2 | Zebra finches are always on the lookout for sex outside their ‘ marriage ’ . |
| 3 | They advanced cautiously , wide brims shading their eyes from the climbing sun , constantly on the lookout for signs of life or opposition . |
| 4 | This is the teacher-as-social-worker : providing emotional support , attending case conferences , subject to physical and verbal assaults , on the lookout for signs of physical and sexual abuse , no longer able to assume standards of behaviour — and , as if incidentally , also intended to teach , with the upheaval of a new curriculum and its accompanying paperwork . |
| 5 | We certainly , if you look at the breakdown of our sales er , we only sell about a hundred and fifty er , million pounds worth er , of goods and services in Asia , Pacific erm , we would certainly like to make acquisitions in that area just as we did in North America er , in the seventies and eighties and we have now small Pearson er , office , for instance in Tokyo , it 's quite slow , erm , er , in that area but certainly we 're on the lookout for acquisitions in , in Asia , Pacific . |
| 6 | Once you have a theme you can be on the lookout for souvenirs on holiday , or provide people with inspiration for presents . |
| 7 | The Confederation of British Industry has warned companies to be on the lookout for letters from overseas publishers inviting them to submit entries in fax , telex and trademark directories . |
| 8 | Please be on the lookout for talent in your classes and give serious consideration to auditioning yourself . |
| 9 | Most publications are on the lookout for ways of increasing their circulation and some are also looking for extra revenue . |
| 10 | Now the Stroud-based National Meningitis Trust has warned the public to be on the lookout for symptoms of the disease , because the outbreak of 'flu that 's affecting large parts of the country is making everyone — young and old alike — more likely to catch it . |
| 11 | ‘ A number of students enrol first on the English for Speakers of Other Languages courses because they want to improve their language skills , ’ said Tahira . |
| 12 | While there is no motion on the issue for debate at next month 's General Assembly , some leading Presbyterian figures have floated the idea of creating a new position within the Church structure . |
| 13 | It is clear from this that for Rolle prayer was the most important exercise by which the reality of faith is realised , which is why he deals with it first after the section on the necessity for patience in adversity : Prayer is the means by which the transforming dynamic of the love of God is accessed in the innermost marrow ( " inhirliest mergh " ) of our hearts ( 7.118.28 ) and labour becomes light ( 11.123.30 ) . |
| 14 | Some time ago the Scottish Office put a submission to British Steel on the case for investment at Dalzell . |
| 15 | But however essential a modern cutter service was considered to be , building costs had rocketted and pressure was on the Treasury for economy in all departments . |
| 16 | With an eye on the trend for people with time on their hands to take up neglected crafts such as paint finishing and upholstery , Parissien notes , ‘ There are lots of courses on 101 things to do with furnishing fabrics , but there 's less for the layperson about structure , about actually saving your house . ’ |
| 17 | The early British sites were neglected as relics of unimagined savagery while attention focused on the scramble for antiquities in the Near East and the securing of the best prizes , like the Rosetta Stone , for the British Museum . |
| 18 | In October , Hunt reported to William Whitelaw , the home secretary , on the consequences for Britain of the new technology and how it should be implemented . |
| 19 | A TASTE of France was on the menu for youngsters from Merseyside schools today . |
| 20 | A TASTE of France was on the menu for youngsters from Merseyside schools today . |
| 21 | Prost built up a solid lead of 28 seconds before he pitted and was then able to run his own race to the chequered flag with most excitement focused on the battle for second between Senna and the surging Schumacher . |
| 22 | ( Witness , for example , Channel 4 's recent Cutting Edge on the battle for access between landowners and ramblers . ) |
| 23 | The collapse of the ceasefire agreement reached in Gbadolite ( Zaire ) in June 1989 [ see p. 36726 ] was followed by a period of intense fighting between the MPLA-PT government and UNITA in the first half of 1990 , centred on the battle for control of Mavinga , a strategic UNITA base near its Jamba headquarters in the south-east of the country . |
| 24 | How true this still rings for modern consultants on the look-out for schemes for which no justification exists . |
| 25 | ‘ We 're always on the look-out for stories of good performance and good practice somewhere in the group , ’ says Jones , who writes all the copy in a job taking him on a growing number of foreign assignments . |
| 26 | Though Harford levelled on the rebound for Luton after 25 minutes after Varadi had hit the bar , Sharp restored Oldham 's lead within the minute , pouncing to side-foot home Adams ' low ball into the goalmouth . |
| 27 | The writing was on the wall for Charles in June 1990 when he broke his arm in two places after a fall from his polo pony . |
| 28 | One woman with this problem , whose rather self-absorbed elderly mother used to keep her on the telephone for hours with doom-laden conversations , solved it by telling her that she had developed migraine which was always triggered off by holding a phone to her ear for more than a quarter of an hour at a time ! |
| 29 | Helen , alarmed and suspecting infidelity ( there had been an episode in the past concerning which Louise had boiled away on the telephone for months on end ) , asked what was wrong with him . |
| 30 | With any excavating job you can avoid creating a blot on the landscape for months after by slicing the turf off in strips , so that it can later be relaid . |