Example sentences of "[was/were] looking more " in BNC.
Next page| No | Sentence |
|---|---|
| 1 | Some mountain farmers were looking more and more to tourism to provide the extra income necessary to allow them to continue living on their farms . |
| 2 | By contrast , the research studies were looking more broadly at the whole child care service , and seeing the remedies prescribed by previous reports on similar scandals spreading over the whole system , and informing a confrontational , antagonistic and defensive approach to work requiring a more collaborative and inclusive spirit . |
| 3 | The whole bunch were looking more and more like liabilities . |
| 4 | Sussex , some long-haired , denim-clad veteran of the sixties complained , was looking more and more like a housing estate for first-time buyers . |
| 5 | ‘ It 's true to say I did see Prince Andrew the other night and I might add he was looking more handsome than ever , ’ she said . |
| 6 | Mrs Newton was looking more and more agitated , as I spoke . |
| 7 | It was looking more and more as if the source might be Nazi Intelligence . |
| 8 | She spotted a couple of receptionists in designer whites , coats slung around their shoulders against the chance of a late afternoon shower ; and then , because she was looking more closely now , she spotted a couple of doctors in conversation on the steps before their town house offices . |
| 9 | He 's a thief , done time probably and well , ’ the waitress was looking more uneasy and going redder as she talked herself into more trouble , ‘ anyway here he is , ’ and she scuttled off . |