Example sentences of "[noun pl] [conj] looking at " in BNC.
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1 | She moved away a little , patting her petticoats and looking at the dog . |
2 | But with oil prices at their current levels , the company is delaying growth plans and looking at ways of achieving a better balance between cash flow and capital commitments . |
3 | The information which is available highlights the importance of disaggregating household-based data on incomes and expenditure patterns and looking at the consequences for the individuals within those households . |
4 | It 's something very close to what I 'm saying erm and erm I 'm saying perhaps one thing in addition , which is that just as when we look into the future , which , as a historian , I 'm asked to do more often , I think , these days than looking at the past , but when we look into the future , we have different versions of what that future will be . |
5 | It is understood the NIO is studying the feedback from the intermediaries and looking at ways of improving investment , jobs and housing in Protestant areas . |
6 | N.B. Good spellers , on the other hand , often enjoy searching for exceptions and looking at incorrect examples , because they can see what 's wrong . |
7 | Not now , not next year but in the next twenty years so there are a problem with schools , there are problems , I think , with changing leisure habits er people , the way that people take their leisure has changed over the last twenty years and not always have clubs , organizations and sailing schools taken account of that in , in their programme , especially with youngsters and I have to say I also believe there is apathy in some clubs and other organizations , not every club has an active youth sailing scheme and I believe that any club that does n't either must be extremely popular because of its er prices of beer or , or some other reason or it may not exist perhaps in twenty years ' time , so I think it 's an ext extremely important topic brought about by the maybe , without being melodramatic , some of the stuff that we 're reading in the papers about youngsters these days but looking at it from a purely selfish sailing point of view if we 're to get more youngsters into the sport even if we 're to hold our ground we 've got to make a big effort over , over this year and , and it 's important make sure that it runs on for future years . |
8 | And that 's the strongest way of all of making timbers and looking at medieval pictures and the few medieval survivors , that 's the way it was done . |
9 | When Gareth Davis had examined the greys thoroughly , running his hands over their muscles and looking at their teeth , Stephen said , ‘ They 're in your charge now , Davis . |
10 | After visiting several suppliers and looking at various packages , I found that Dixons offered the best value , availability and longevity , so we opted for a Packard Bell 486SX . |
11 | would say that there were no differences in mortality rates when looking at the various classifi classifications and control . |
12 | ‘ We 'll be counting seals and looking at reindeer as well as looking at affects on the environment . |
13 | Clearly , we are getting further and further away from the causes of delinquent behaviour , and it is perhaps wisest to think in terms of causal processes when looking at criminal behaviour . |
14 | If these are the lessons of prudence , then standing back from the official portrait of crime and criminals and looking at it critically might be a very beneficial move towards getting our heads straight . |
15 | As I stood watching him for a few seconds and looking at the damage to his farm buildings and the dead and wounded cattle around the orchard , I thought to myself . |
16 | ‘ Ah , Miss Cara Kingsdale , ’ Lubor beamed , shaking hands while looking at her admiringly . |
17 | It is entirely possible that this mechanism does operate , and that the members of a herd do use these clues when looking at one another . |
18 | ‘ Work ? ’ he said , raising his eyebrows and looking at her as though she had said drilling for oil or prospecting for gold . |
19 | Brian Elsworth , of Belmont Press , will compare conventional reproduction techniques with the new technology available , taking delegates through the reprographic stages of house journals and looking at ways of saving money . |
20 | Kirov dipped his hand into his pocket , pulling out the freshly stamped papers and looking at them in amazement . |
21 | We always have to be aware of the kinetics of weathering reactions when looking at the mineralogical composition of weathering profiles . |
22 | And if we can pin those down , and as Roger said , we 've also now , over the last few weeks co begun carrying out erm regular testing two or three times a day now on each of the floors and looking at the humidity |
23 | And I had t spent a fascinating time standing near the stepping stones and looking at people . |