Example sentences of "a good look at " in BNC.

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1 You know that it is extremely risky to leave the choice late and that , at the very latest , you must be organised in time to have a good look at the proposed field and to get into a good position for a proper base leg .
2 Menzies and Fleming will never forget that two hours riding backwards , with every soul from Dull to Aberfeldy having a good look at their humiliation . ’
3 I thoroughly recommend it but it is a long route , so take a water bottle and a good look at the weather .
4 Beth rose from her front row seat , turned , and allowed the audience to get a good look at her before making her way out .
5 Once Barbara had had a good look at her new style in the mirror , she was very pleased with the change .
6 When the news hit the factory floor , young girls were sent off to the stores with requisitions to get a good look at the loincloth apprentice .
7 He had a good look at it and said part of the pedestal had been mended at some time which took away a lot of the value .
8 Get a long mirror fixed to your bathroom or bedroom wall and take a good look at yourself front way on .
9 ‘ Did you get a good look at him ? ’
10 He held his foster-brother away from him to get a good look at him .
11 Stop and take a good look at the main structure — the tiles , battens , rafters , purlins , beams , wall-plates , trusses , joints .
12 I got a good look at it though while Murchison had it in his hands and then when it was lying there in the water just looking up at us all .
13 The visiting party , who were the first and last ever to get a good look at the crater of Perboewetan , found it to be about 1,000 metres in diameter and about fifty metres deep , with a small pit , also about fifty metres deep , in the centre of the crater floor ; it was from this pit that the steam cloud was escaping with a great roar .
14 Have a good look at that remedy and see if your intuitive feelings can be justified .
15 If a new item comes in , have a good look at it .
16 For the first time Arthur had a good look at the man 's face .
17 Comparing notes with an airship enthusiast the other day , I learned that the Falklands campaign might bring the airship back into favour because it can be sent up for a good look at the surroundings , especially at sea .
18 Employers and their advisers reacted , many for the first time , by taking a good look at contracts , and they in turn became experts .
19 A very large policeman was trying to keep them back , but they were pressing closer and closer , determined to have a good look at the two people who had so nearly lost their lives .
20 Now , however , she had leisure to take in her surroundings , and she had a good look at an enormous house that she had barely glanced at before .
21 And when you 've time , take a good look at Nicholas . ’
22 If you are unlucky enough to find yourself living with someone who seems to you to be an ‘ impossible ’ mother-in-law , it does no harm first to take a good look at yourself and your handling of her , just in case you happen to be one of the original ‘ impossible ’ daughters-in-law !
23 Take a look at a photo of an Indian Glassfish in a reference book and then have a good look at the fish in your local shop .
24 BEFORE you start Take a good look at your hair and decide whether it 's really in a fit state to tackle the onslaught of chemicals , however gentle .
25 Bosses may take a good look at your hands during an interview and it 's quite common for men to put well-kept nails high on their list of priorities when it comes to women .
26 I am 23 and for the past three years I have been piling on the pounds without realising it until I finally took a good look at myself weighing in at 12st 3lbs ( 77.5kg ) at 5ft 4ins ( 1.6m ) .
27 Now take a good look at these ‘ better thans ’ , and see how ridiculous they are .
28 It made me take a good look at what I really wanted out of men and dating .
29 ‘ I 'm used to getting a goal every two-and-a-half games , so going four or more without one makes you take a good look at yourself , ’ he says .
30 During a lull in the rail traffic , he opened the bag and had a good look at the object .
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