Example sentences of "look [adj] at the " in BNC.
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| 1 | ’ He still looks horrified at the idea of it . |
| 2 | Fangorn looks long at the two hobbits when they tell him Gandalf is dead ; he does so because he does n't believe them , having seen Gandalf himself a couple of days before . |
| 3 | He looks tired at the moment . |
| 4 | He looks alright at the minute I mean they go on about him , but he looks after |
| 5 | She also was looking brave at the prospect of three weeks in the summer without their regular Thursday table at the ‘ Dolce Vita ’ near his office in the City . |
| 6 | He watched her making her way through the crowds on the pavement outside Lewis 's already looking bored at the prospect of spending her grandfather 's money . |
| 7 | It 's looking promising at the moment , we 've had a lot of support from the people of Didcot , er a number of companies have made donations , T N T express have given us a van to er transport the bikes to the start/finish , and Denton Cycles spares for the bikes if we break down , punctures being the worst |
| 8 | ‘ What 'll you have , then ? ’ asked Bill heartily , and then , with his odd alternations of mood on him : ‘ What 'll it be ? ’ quite mournfully , and looking bewildered at the array of bottles . |
| 9 | ANATOLY KARPOV looking pensive at the Pilkington Glass World chess championship semi-finals , which opened with considerable elegance on the grey and green carpeted stage of Sadler 's Wells theatre yesterday , writes William Hartston . |
| 10 | WALES captain Andrew Puddle led by example in his side 's six-wicket Minor Counties win over Dorset at Cherborne School — a victory that did n't look possible at the start of play on the second day . |
| 11 | Dexter recalled that halfway through the homelessness report Nicola had delivered a short lecture about the appalling conditions in which one family lived while managing to look stunning at the same time . |
| 12 | With the possible exception of Mrs Major , who has to struggle not to look cheerful at the mention of leaving 10 Downing Street , and Sir Denis Thatcher ( ’ I 'm so bloody glad we 're not doing it this time ’ ) , every good political consort must learn how to be a good loser . |
| 13 | ‘ Was n't that a good day , ’ Finch said , closing his eyes in commemoration and then opening them to look fierce at the effrontery of somebody 's making up his dream . |
| 14 | Look close at the surface , You |
| 15 | I always think they look lovely at the show . ’ |
| 16 | I had quite forgotten that Mrs Bailes occasionally tethered him in the kennel at the entrance to discourage unwelcome visitors , and as I half lay against the wall , the blood thundering in my ears , I looked dully at the long coil of chain on the cobbles . |
| 17 | Some are busily scribbling down every word she utters , others are watching her quizzically , chewing the ends of their ballpoints , and those who looked bored at the outset are now staring vacantly out of the window or diligently chiselling their initials into the lecture-room furniture . |
| 18 | Both sisters looked alarmed at the thought of possible further deterioration . |
| 19 | Like them , she looked dazzling at the show in Birmingham . |
| 20 | ‘ Keeper Steve Wilson looked comfortable at the last line of defence , making one brave save following a bad backpass from Renninson . |
| 21 | It all looked good at the start , but trouble came when Steve White went into a challenge with Brentford 's Keith Millen . |
| 22 | She did look ill , and Tippy looked rough at the best of times . |
| 23 | No wonder they looked tired at the end . |
| 24 | Her father John said : ‘ Carol looked beautiful at the wedding and I was the proudest dad in the world . |
| 25 | Mr Lilley never looked happy at the Department of Trade and Industry , where his non-interventionist views seemed out of tune with a deepening recession which was laying waste many of the businesses created in the boom years of 1980s . |
| 26 | Cranston looked evilly at the friar . |
| 27 | Young Mrs M. looked shocked at the thought , so she waited outside , while I sprinted in for a quick glimpse at Bishop Stock 's former domain . |
| 28 | Thirty faces looked scandalised at the thought of having their name read out by Father McCormack . |
| 29 | ’ She looked bleak at the recollection of those dark hours . |
| 30 | Old Ape was in the shadows at the back , Mrs Stead-Carter looked impatient at the front . |