Example sentences of "he [verb] to look [prep] the [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Edouard was on horseback ; he stopped to look at the child , who was about eight or nine years old , and exceptionally beautiful . |
| 2 | He stopped to look at the house and saw below it , on the shore , a large rectangular basin which seemed to have been blasted out of the rock at the foot of the cliff . |
| 3 | He bent to look at the fastening , then picked up one of the white stones and struck ; the glass tinkled thinly , a horrible sound . |
| 4 | He would spend as much time as he could at Hillmarden , but the strain was beginning to tell and , guiltily , he came to look on the nights when he was able to stay at the London flat as a blessed escape . |
| 5 | When he came to look at the poem Miss Gilberd had intended to teach , Toby rather wondered at her judgement . |
| 6 | He turned to look into the valley , saw the helicopter break its position and race away as soon as he was safe . |
| 7 | His arm was grabbed , and he turned to look into the blonde 's entranced eyes . |
| 8 | He turned to look at the clock . |
| 9 | Behind him a car passed and he turned to look at the occupants . |
| 10 | And at that moment , as he turned to look at the girl again with a glint of admiration in his eyes , Ronni was aware of a reaction deep inside her . |
| 11 | He turned to look at the trees , but they were bare . |
| 12 | He turned to look across the clunch field to the distant row of houses , their yellow brick walls and mean square windows now plainly visible . |
| 13 | He slowed to look inside the complex as a black BMW 5 Series swept out and joined the traffic jam going north . |
| 14 | He offered to look at the engine of her car , an offer which was gratefully accepted . |
| 15 | He went to look at the window sill and there was this think it 's about time You did something about these . |
| 16 | You know when all this court business is on , and they had two hours at recess so he went to look at the cathedral with Steven and mum mentioned it and , and she said oh I think I 'll go and have a look round she said when all this is over cos dad , suppose he 'll never set foot in Norwich again and I said oh that 's silly cos it 's a , it is a lovely city . |
| 17 | He went to look at the ricks again . |
| 18 | Still coaching a boys ' football team , and taking immense pride in a four-year-old grandson who is already demonstrating an enviable left-handed off-drive , he continues to look to the future . |
| 19 | In the foyer he paused to look at the posters , and learned that he had just seen a comedy called Pull The Other One ! |
| 20 | I 've got an appointment with — ’ he paused to look at the name at the foot of the letter which had been included in his holdall at the station ‘ -K . |
| 21 | Ross knew he had already waited too long , but he continued to look through the scope , hoping for a clean shot at his chosen mark . |
| 22 | While she drank his hot , sweet tea , he continued to look in the drawer , picking over its contents and clicking his tongue . |
| 23 | He wanted to look at the contract and check it out and really , with no trouble at all — I think he wrote a couple of letters and said that Pitt was not acting in the capacity as manager that David required and that was that . ’ |