Example sentences of "we [vb mod] look [adv prt] [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | Ideally , I suppose , we should look around for the thickest available development of a particular unit if we are to find anything approaching continuous sedimentation . |
| 2 | To define Rottweiler character , we must look back to the breed 's history . |
| 3 | ‘ There was a time when we could look around at the Commonwealth , the Empire , other countries and we would see very soft markets for British exports . |
| 4 | He parted some ferns so we could look back across the Paddock to the changing-rooms where the next toy soldier had just launched himself towards the Orchard . |
| 5 | Occasionally , we could look back to The Smiths . |
| 6 | We could look down towards the sea , where the blue water seemed to scatter into a harmless white spray against the shore . |
| 7 | He pulled up and we could look down through the grey cloud-mist to the centre of the village where an old stone bridge and several houses were crumbling into the river . |
| 8 | ‘ Would you care for a bit of supper , and then we could look in at the Area Ball . |
| 9 | We shall look back upon the 19th and early 20th century as the golden age of the written word and printed page . |
| 10 | As we work , we can look out of the window now and then and see the students doing physical exercises and practising sports for the sports day on Monday — they 're very keen on physical jerks here , and at Peking we used to be woken up at 7 a.m. to find the Chinese staff doing P.E . |
| 11 | When we have breakfast , on the 8th floor , we can look down on the river , and watch all the river traffic , including large passenger vessels , big merchant ships belching smoke , strings of wooden barges , and big and small old-fashioned junks , which look as if they have been sailing for a 100 years at least . |
| 12 | Nevertheless , we can look back on the year with pride and feel confident that our achievements stand us in good stead for 1992 . |