Example sentences of "[noun sg] [noun] [conj] look [prep] [art] " in BNC.

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1 Professor John Ashworth , vice-chairman of the committee of vice-chancellors and principals ( CVCP ) , also urged Mr MacGregor to use ‘ a heaven-sent opportunity to go back to the drawing board and look at the entire issue of how students are supported — grants , loans and fees . ’
2 When I opened an upstairs window and looked into the ravine ( this was in winter , so it was easy to see the tracks ) , Zverev 's works , and those of some other artists , were lying out in the snow .
3 'Go and stand on an upstairs mat and look under a cricket bat' , ‘ Look in a place where it is cold and you will find your pot of gold . ’
4 The intermediate practice grammar that looks outside the classroom — for learners who want to use their knowledge in REAL situations .
5 So they said , ‘ Do some business , take some nurse 's training , or take a sewing machine and look after the movement .
6 She washed up the lunch things and looked into the fridge .
7 ( 9 ) An evidence questioning question questions that look at the veracity of the evidence , e.g. " On what do you think the weavers of the tapestry based their picture ? "
8 She examines the connection between the curriculum and the deviance of boy and girl pupils and looks at the possibilities of combating sexist curricula .
9 Standing on the south bank and looking across the river at the village , one can see that it is still well-wooded with only the church spire and a small number of houses visible through the trees .
10 Acting for a seller of leasehold property , it may be that your client , as lessee , for instance , of a flat in a large block , holds a share in a management company that looks after the maintenance of the building , etc ( see Chapter 12 on leases ) .
11 Even his fond parents do n't call him that when he rampages through the flat creating mayhem , and Joyce was recently heard to declare that she 'd rather do Rob 's tax returns than look after the baby .
12 He followed her , but stopped in the living room doorway and looked at the room .
13 On Thursday we drew the whole thing together ending up with team practice and looking at the videos in the evening .
14 People passing in the street would hear his voice booming through the big wisteria -hung window that looked down the hill .
15 I had met him every day of my life in England : punching my ticket on a ‘ bus , cutting my hair , selling me an evening newspaper or looking after the engine of my aeroplane .
16 ‘ I would always tell people not to be too sensitive to the special offer mortgage rate but to look at the long-term history of how the lender treats borrowers and at all the extra fees attached , ’ says Ms Blackman .
17 She could go down into the town centre and look at the shops , have a cup of coffee somewhere , get back to her mother-in-law by four .
18 ‘ We want to sort out the bus chaos plaguing the town centre and look at the market square and pedestrianising other areas , ’ he added .
19 Examination of the Mossie revealed a mark on a propeller blade that looked like a bird strike .
20 They used to be part and parcel of the water authorities and looked after the rivers when we were one big body , as a water authority .
21 Drawing a deep breath to hide a flicker of nervousness , he stood at the great carved oak lectern and looked along the stalls at the nuns who sat before him there , so composed in their wimples of white and the dark garb of their Order .
22 If we now look at the curve which shows the freon ratios in surface water and look for a ratio of two , and lining this up with the nought degree curve because we 're working with Antarctic water which of course is very cold , we can see that a ratio of two corresponds to the year nineteen fifty nine .
23 What he did was to go to Holy Trinity Church and look at the parish records where he found that his parents ' wedding date was also May — the 27th .
24 ‘ Ah — most unfortunate , ’ he said , standing in the blood-bespattered bathroom of the boarding section and looking at the pool on the floor as if it were a spilt cup of tea .
25 She went over to the vegetable patch and looked at the earth for a while .
26 Take the inclusion of the G-Force Cyclonic vacuum cleaner , a large pink plastic machine that looks like a cross between the Pompidou Centre and an ice cream sundae .
27 You go up some steps to a reception area , from where you have a clear view down into the clean kitchen , then down some steps into a dining room that looks like a well-lit Tube tunnel .
28 Somebody said in the paper shop that looking for the papers er I thought , I could n't see any , I was starting to walk out I said have you finished with the papers , said no there they are in that cabinet
29 They survive on amino acids and look at the state of them . ’
30 Most are on the ground floor and look onto the garden with deck-chairs and tables outside .
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