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 .
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