How To Use Look after In A Sentence

My guess is they were either swapping football stickers or comparing notes on how to look after successful women. The Sun
We are ready to work with landowners and farmers to look after farmland wildlife. Times, Sunday Times
They have a legal obligation to look after their shareholders so money out ought to mean some benefit in.
Some may argue that we should look after our own before we go off trying to save the world.
They wanted someone responsible to look after the place at night-time.

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He's not competent to look after young children.
Yesterday someone in the IT dept brought me up a yucca plant to look after.
I think the Government should do more to look after our wounded ex-servicemen and women. The Sun
I will look after her child when she is on a business trip.
Look after yourself properly while you are pregnant. These are some of the things you can do for yourself.
Three children who have helped look after their wheelchair-bound mum have been honoured with a prestigious school prize in recognition of their hard work.
But, for the re st, he could almost look after himself and he was always off playing. SEIZE THE RECKLESS WIND
Mrs Browner's love of perennials and petunias began when her gran gave her a patch of garden to look after as a child.
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There are good arguments for sharing her health data with the social care staff who look after her.
The next beat she turns pensive: she has two dogs to look after. Times, Sunday Times
He expressed anxiety about the public accountability of the funding council, and in particular who was to look after the strategic planning.
Once again the kettle will be on the boil and the ladies committee will look after the guests.
People need to derive some kind of benefits from the Delta so that they can ultimately look after the Delta, so tourism is a very good business.
He expressed anxiety about the public accountability of the funding council, and in particular who was to look after the strategic planning.
She is eager to look after me. Times, Sunday Times
The real expat deal means astronomical salaries, a large pad in Azabu Juban (where we went to the matsuri in August), nannies to look after their two kids, etc.
I am 74 years old and felt left alone with nobody to look after me in my hour of need.
But it will defend equally vigorously the rights of women who choose to look after their children full-time.
You can borrow my camera if you promise to take care of/look after it.
She asked him with her dying breath to look after her child.
The money goes to look after 12 old gents, or bedesmen as they are called. Times, Sunday Times
They can put in a tackle and look after themselves but also have the creative spark. Times, Sunday Times
Parents who look after students during holiday time and pay £50 on their board and lodging are also supplementing them by £1,300 a year
I'm perfectly able to look after myself, for your information.
On th ground it isn't much, ued to help look after my aunties field ornament years ago and know hoe to tack, untack and rug safely etc. Undefined
But to give yourself the best chance of retaining a fresh and flawless complexion as you age, you need to look after your skin. The Sun
Do you want me to marry you and come to Iviza and look after you? 4.50 From Paddington
We have to nurse him and look after him. The Sun
This way the government will still receive money for the NHS but wouldn't have to look after ageing people with all their health problems!
He helps to look after his grandfather who is an invalid.
Look after the pennies and the pounds will look after themselves. Times, Sunday Times
She is a very young girl as young as twelve, who is not old enough to look after herself yet never mind a child of her own.
The Minister is a racing fan and he is obviously anxious to look after those involved in the sport.
‘If we have toilets it behoves us to look after them,’ he said.
Early baldness can be linked to early onset heart disease so he needs to look after his heart and circulation now. The Sun
We can look after the company cars, the laptops, the expenses and the telesales.
The gate lodge is to be turned into accommodation for the full-time caretaker who will look after the site.
duenna" would be filled if she attempted to "look after" a bevy of typical American girls, with their independent -- yet confused -- ideas of social requirements in the matter of chaperonage. Etiquette
The nursery started with just six babies and now some ten staff look after around 30 local children up to the age of five.
Sometimes it's like being a school teacher with a multitude of naughty children to look after.
He expressed anxiety about the public accountability of the funding council, and in particular who was to look after the strategic planning.
Community schemes enable voluntary groups to look after disused areas of Network Rail land, such as disused platforms, land adjoining stations, or areas underneath viaducts. EDP24 News
But now ’twere best thou bestraddle thine ass and make for the market and fetch me a pair of frails, 223 and I will look after the fish till thou return, when I and thou will load it on thine ass’s back. The Book of The Thousand Nights And A Night
He sold the watch at an undervalue to Trevor and asked William to look after the lighter for him until he wanted it returned.
He wants to give up working and stay home to look after the children. She feels, however, that this is overdoing it a bit.
Second, it is unbecoming for her not to be accompanied by someone to look after her, as she is a woman of rank. KARA KUSH
Therefore your cow is a valuable commodity and you need to look after her.
Not necessarily, but even Barrie enthusiasts might hesitate before allowing someone like their idol to look after their own children unchaperoned.
We need to ensure that there are nursing and medical staff with the appropriate skills to look after these very sick children, including staff with experience to manage acute pain, said Dr David Mason, NCEPOD clinical co-ordinator and consultant paediatric anaesthetist, one of the authors. NHS: study criticises treatment of children who later died after surgery
In the sentence 'Who will look after the dog?' the verb phrase 'will look' is in the future.
But, for the re st, he could almost look after himself and he was always off playing. SEIZE THE RECKLESS WIND
Children looked on as farmers sheared sheep in less than five minutes, while parents picked up tips on how to look after unusual creatures from specialist groups such as Essex Beekeepers.
We can look after you, and make sure that you face no problems because of your unusual talents.
But, for the re st, he could almost look after himself and he was always off playing. SEIZE THE RECKLESS WIND
Head teachers look after the day-to-day running of a school.
He keeps pigs, cattle and sheep and does not look after the animals himself, contracting out all the mucky work.
Some people, and incidentally that includes Arthur, just won't look after themselves properly.
But, for the re st, he could almost look after himself and he was always off playing. SEIZE THE RECKLESS WIND
Don't worry, I'll look after the kids tomorrow.
He wanted to be a good security guard and look after her but the situation became unbearable. The Sun
I soon go look after the errands and I will try to see if I can post before I flash out of here for Tobago tomorrow.
Look after the milk on the stove. Don't let it bubble over.
But in the defence of the Brits things are so expensive that you have to be a millionaire to look after yourself …. such as manis and pedis … .. Comments for
To look after the wheelchair-bound at matches, you might think that only tolerant, placid individuals need apply.
It is all probably sensible advice, but if you are an anxious parent you will be able to look after your kids already, and if you don't care then a po-faced web site isn't going to make a difference.
He came to me when he was four because his family couldn't look after him. Times, Sunday Times
Your dentist or health visitor can help you look after you child's teeth if you are not sure what to do.
Get a relative to look after the children.
This led them to conclude that they were uncouth, filthy creatures who barely knew how to look after themselves.
The first and most rigorous discipline in life is to look after one's own body. Times, Sunday Times
It prescribed a lofty ideal for the state: the ruler was to be a father to his people and look after their basic needs.
Because if there is one thing a government servant cannot do, it is look after anything under his charge.
I had to feed the chooks each night, help with making the butter and look after our tame pig.
If a woman gives up her job to look after her baby, she will risk losing her salary in the medium-term and may seriously damage her long-term career prospects.
A child of her own, even children of someone else's to look after, had been beyond her imaginings.
He was hoping to take a part-time job to look after his mother and will now have to find another full-time job.
Brian's view could be best expressed charitably as a some type of transnational amorality, meaning the US should not look after its own interests because they are no more important then the interest of any other nation-state or peoples the same with socio-political values, national security and established borders. What is up with Econolog? « PurpleSlog – Awesomeness & Modesty Meets Sexy
But they also are charged with preserving native species within the boundaries of their parks and I guess they're pretty keen to look after purebred dingoes and not hybrids.
My family arrived to look after us. Times, Sunday Times
The contemporary wealthy employ a veritable army to look after their brand, to wash away inconvenient facts about their past. Times, Sunday Times
Let's, like, build our own company that will look after the interests of creative people like us.
I will look after her child when she is on a business trip.
The MoD says it will look after people facing redundancy, and to be fair many of those who have left recently have found new jobs. The Sun
Sharon retold the story as briefly as she could and made an even sketchier explanation of how and why she had volunteered to look after Ridge in his home. Western Man
Spare a thought for elderly people trying to be independent and look after their own residential care. Times, Sunday Times
This latest donation means the auxiliary has raised almost $180,000 to help look after sick people.
But, for the re st, he could almost look after himself and he was always off playing. SEIZE THE RECKLESS WIND
fend for yourself to look after yourself without help from anyone else: His parents agreed to pay the rent for his apartment but otherwise left him to fend for himself.
Channel 9 promises to look after The Block sisters Katrina Chambers and Amie Godde CHANNEL 9 has promised to "look after" Albury-Wodonga sisters and mothers Katrina Chambers and Amie Godde after they walked away with nothing after almost four months' work on The Block. NEWS.com.au | Top Stories
As the bird could not fly properly she thought it best to take him in and look after him.
Flexible working rules allow an employee to look after a child up to the age of six.
My family arrived to look after us. Times, Sunday Times
Council carers have refused to look after her because she hurls torrents of abuse at them and has hit them with her walking stick. The Sun
When the shadchan, the marriage broker, eventually found him a nice Jewish wife, Jora went with him to look after their children. The Moses Expedition
Close to where the boat landed, they were hauling a large frigate out of what they called the basin; and I was so interested with the sight, that I am sorry to say I quite forgot all about the boat's crew, and my orders to look after them. Peter Simple; and, The Three Cutters, Vol. 1-2
This Government has given about $500 million to look after the criminogenic needs of offenders.
Second, it is unbecoming for her not to be accompanied by someone to look after her, as she is a woman of rank. KARA KUSH
But, for the re st, he could almost look after himself and he was always off playing. SEIZE THE RECKLESS WIND
My dad was busy as ever with work, so the family drafted in a distant cousin to help look after me, my brother and my sister during the summer holidays.
Stephanie is part of a team of publicists, producers, coaches and managers who look after Tabby's frantic schedule, choreograph his songs and generally keep him on the path to fame.
I don't go out much, mainly because I have to look after the kids.
My point is that these monsters are driven by their own needs to the exclusion of everything else so therefore will take any advantage society throws them to say they should be released - josef fritzl is totally cruel and utterly self centred and will do or say anything to further what he wants at any moment in time. --- back to my point, society has so called morals and part of the moral agender is to look after everyones civil and human rights without prejudice (even if that person is a serial killer or a josef fritzl) - this is nonsense, as long as we treat everyone the same despite what they have done these evil men will continue to take advantage of the world they live in for their own self gratification. New Statesman
It would enable A&E staff to look after the patients requiring their services rather than acting as a transit lounge. Times, Sunday Times
Focus on the constituent parts and the bigger picture will look after itself. The Sun
Leaders who do not look after the interests of their followers are not only unethical but ineffective.
Professionals like doctors, nurses, dieticians, occupational therapists, physiotherapists and clinical psychologists are working together at each centre to look after the various needs of the elderly.
My guess is they were either swapping football stickers or comparing notes on how to look after successful women. The Sun
You've booked the cat into a cattery, arranged for your daughter's best friend to look after the hamster, and sounded out next door about watering the plants while you are away. The Guardian Money guide to having a trouble-free holiday
It sounds great but it is pretty repetitive having to search for berries, look after your useless girlfriend and keep returning to your cave for rests. The Sun
He helped look after the sheep of eight farmers which meant early starts and braving cold, biting winter winds, often with only the company of a sheepdog.
There was a small area for common pasturage where a shepherd would look after the town's sheep and cattle.
The deal was that he would help look after their two young boys on weekdays and sail with Cam - a four-time world champion in small boats and a legendary multihull ocean racer - on weekends.
My family arrived to look after us. Times, Sunday Times
We feed you, look after you, stimulate you - pay you a bit more than your usual salaries - and you simply think. POPCO
And, indeed, she was more than anxious to do what she could to help look after the twins.
Under that make-believe Florentine, all angelicalness, there was an experienced business man, who well knew how to look after his pecuniary interests and was even reported to be somewhat avaricious. The Three Cities Trilogy: Rome, Volume 5
But, for the re st, he could almost look after himself and he was always off playing. SEIZE THE RECKLESS WIND
Three children who have helped look after their wheelchair-bound mum have been honoured with a prestigious school prize in recognition of their hard work.
Many are retired or semi-retired former dog owners who are happy to look after pets in their spare time.
We'll send an experienced expert over to look after the matter.
She's had to look after herself while her mum fights drug addiction. The Sun
They can really look after a player and make sure his future is secure.
Later, one of the council dog wardens brought in to look after animal welfare arranged for a slice of chicken to be pushed through the letter box of the front door.
The most satisfactory solution is to persuade a friend to call in and look after them while you're away. Times, Sunday Times
LOOK after the pennies and the pounds will look after themselves. The Sun
Memorial service attendants listened as Kevin gave a eulogy that recalled growing up with his big brother, his "protectant," who would look after him as a child. Undefined
I think the Minister is trying very hard to make sure that the penalties are substantial enough to stop the crooks out there from trying to rip off the people who are in fact the least able to look after themselves, and that is very good.
Then they farewelled him and went down to look after the safety of their troops; and they ceased not to keep up the fires till the morning rose with its sheen and shone, when the fighting-men mounted their horses of noble strain and smote one another with thin-edged skean and with brawn of bill they thrust amain nor did they cease that day battle to darraign. The Book of The Thousand Nights And A Night
You have to look after yourself or his attitude will sap your confidence. The Sun
In working-class areas, neighbours similarly look after each other's offspring.
It is a great privilege to look after people's money. Times, Sunday Times
The railroaders look after the ‘logistics’ of unloading, stockpiling and keeping tabs on inventory and weights.
Look after the milk on the stove. Don't let it bubble over.
But, for the re st, he could almost look after himself and he was always off playing. SEIZE THE RECKLESS WIND
She always put other people first which made me quite nervous sometimes because I was worried she mightn't look after herself.
A great many people love their elderly Parent or aunt sufficiently to want to look after them.
He conjured them with his dying breath to look after his children.
He explained that they had nothing to do with it as they are only contracted to look after the door and are not employees; in short, completely disassociating themselves from the restaurant's actions.
It has to be said it was rather ingenuous of him to ask a complete stranger to look after his luggage.
Maybe you have to look after something like "interlace" in your capture settings and you have to pick up that. VideoHelp.com Forum
More than six million people already look after a relative and research shows almost half of those who care for others will suffer their own health problems, such as depression or backache, as a result.
Each first-class cavalryman, three or four second-class cavalrymen and sixteen infantrymen had a slave or paid servant to look after baggage and perform menial chores.
Of these hotels, the best is the tiny Splendido Mare, which started life as a hostel in the early 1900s to look after travellers arriving by mail coach in urgent need of food and a bed for the night.
I've got a life insurance policy that will look after my family if disaster strikes.
I needed a woman in the house to -- to housekeep and to look after my kids. ' Carry A. Nation: Retelling the Life
A great many people love their elderly Parent or aunt sufficiently to want to look after them.
Apparently with the credit crunch an awful lot of people are giving up or abandoning their dogs because they can't afford to look after them. Times, Sunday Times
In some cases even wards such as teachers who are supposed to look after children abuse them and many parents are now in perpetual worry over the safety of their children.
One of the most tedious jobs I ever did at The Board was to look after the narrow fabrics industry: ribbons, bootlaces, elastics etc - not the most exhilarating of fields to work in.
Captive-bred birds are easy to come by now, but the time needed to look after and fly a bird is still a rare commodity.
Those arrested included Mr Rihal, on his way home to look after his wife who had just left hospital.
In engineering you look after and refit ships and aircraft. The Sun
After the frantic scurry of the days before our departure, it was soothing to have no telephone calls, no letters to answer, not much to do but look after the baby, and eat, drink and sleep.
Galupi hired a woman to look after the dying Thui and drove the acupuncturist to her each day for treatment. THREE KINDS OF KISSING - SCOTTISH SHORT STORIES
We were gonna go off to church again tonight, but there was no-one to look after Boo.
The party also included two flagmen, two chainmen, three axemen (to clear brush), a cook, and a teamster to look after two wagons and a pack train of mules.
Simon is the new identikit picture in affluent pockets of modern Scotland - and he needs a new breed of private bank to look after his affairs.
She would like to start a family in the next year or two and says her husband talks about quitting his job as a driver with a German company to look after the baby, especially if her job pays more than his.
Eminent historian Ramchandra Guha has rightly remarked, "And just as sons of Mughal emperors were once given a suba (province) to run before taking over the kingdom itself, Sanjay was asked to look after affairs in India's capital city. Bloggers.Pakistan
Up pretty betimes, but yet I observe how my dancing and lying a morning or two longer than ordinary for my cold do make me hard to rise as I used to do, or look after my business as I am wont.
Parents ensured the best for their children and they, in turn, were bound in duty to look after their elderly parents, who were respected and given a comfortable niche in their homes.
He would look after his friends with rather touching solicitude.
But it will defend equally vigorously the rights of women who choose to look after their children full-time.
Although _uiderit_ in these passages clearly has a jussive sense, it is probably future perfect in origin, since _uidero_ 'I shall look after' is quite frequent in Terence and Cicero: see Martin on Ter _Ad_ 437 'de istoc ipse uiderit' and _OLD uideo_ 18b. The Last Poems of Ovid
The new owners of Harwes Farm, Black Lane Ends, plan to build a stable block and riding arena, as well as extend the house into a barn and shippon, to look after rescued horses.
You learnt to stick together and to look after each other. Times, Sunday Times
Two years later he persuaded her to move from Queensland to his home town of Melbourne, where he would look after her and her career.
And special squads of doctors are being set up to go out to the scene of road traffic accidents to look after crash victims.
It is by virtue of this principle that the doctor who treats him, the nurse who cares for him, even the relative or friend or neighbour who comes in to look after him will commit no wrong when he or she touches his body.
It makes wonderful people extremely difficult to look after. Times, Sunday Times
If a woman gives up her job to look after her baby, she will risk losing her salary in the medium-term and may seriously damage her long-term career prospects.
Regarding the workplace, it may be necessary to get a nutritionist who will look after the nutritional welfare of employees.
Faggots want to sodomise your son when you are no longer in a position to look after him and protect him. Amnesty's horrible new ads...
Oh Fanny, I’m so glad you’re OK – look after yourself and hope you’re feeling better soon. kxx delphine said something sweet: Foodbeam » Now, that’s bunny-luck
They wanted someone responsible to look after the place at night-time.
Your baby depends on you to look after yourself properly while you are pregnant.
We feed you, look after you, stimulate you - pay you a bit more than your usual salaries - and you simply think. POPCO
She is eager to look after me. Times, Sunday Times
Some mouthbrooders deposit their eggs on the substrate where they look after them until the Larvae hatch.
George Bush has primarily directed his attention to school reform, leaving higher education to look after itself.
They look after the animals - sheep, yaks, goats and cows.
Had a smug look after trouncing Italian opposition on previous outing. Times, Sunday Times
I can't look after six children at my age - it's too much.
Anna bridled at the implication that she couldn't look after herself.
If we let him look after the money, I'm afraid much of it will stick to his fingers.
Explaining the cherub tattoo, which he had in February, David previously said: It is Jesus being carried by three cherubs and obviously the cherubs are my boys and so my thought of it is that at some point my boys are going to need to look after me and that's what they're doing in the picture. Evening Standard - Home
For the creator holds a special spot in his heart for the people that look after and take care of his creational animal spirits. Is simples. - Lolcats 'n' Funny Pictures of Cats - I Can Has Cheezburger?
We say goodbye, demanding that each other look after ourselves and the best of luck.
After the war she returned briefly to the museum and became head of the costumes department and learned the art of embroidery from an elderly York woman so she could look after and create clothes down from down the ages.
You have no choice but to look after your own interests and ensure that those who are less trustworthy know that you are doing so. Times, Sunday Times
We elect a district council to look after the local population's interests.
The tercio dependant care maniple will look after your children, at a Legion facility or private home, for all the time you are training. The Lensman's Children
It is a great privilege to look after people's money. Times, Sunday Times
At the inception of the welfare state, people were prepared to believe that the government would look after them in old age.

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