Example sentences of "i [vb past] to look [adv prt] [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | I happened to look in on the Private Office before going home in order to see whether there was anything I ought to take account of . |
| 2 | I turned to look back at the softly gleaming , parallel surfaces converging towards an oblong of dimly lit structures , an oblong much taller and narrower than any doorway . |
| 3 | To harmonize my body language with Alison 's , I turned to look out of the window . |
| 4 | In splinters of thought , unconnectedly , I began to look back over the past three weeks . |
| 5 | The shabby room above the tobacconist 's shop where we held our ward meetings became home to me and , in a queer way , made me feel whole and integrated again so that I began to look back on the activities I had taken part in with Sophie as some kind of mental aberration . |
| 6 | Then it was I thought to look about on the ground near me , recalling that strange visit — had it happened ? — in the night . |