Example sentences of "to look [adv] at the [adj] [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He had , as Dalgliesh knew , grudgingly respected Kate 's ability to look down at the butchered bodies in St Matthew 's vestry and not be sick , but he had n't liked her the better for it . |
| 2 | People do n't seem to moan on but tend to look more at the positive angles . |
| 3 | ‘ We leave winter behind us , it seems , ’ Tagan said , turning in the saddle to look back at the still-white hills . |
| 4 | In this situation , it is often useful to look back at the good things you have achieved and the good times you 've enjoyed in the past . |
| 5 | As was usually the way when the magnificent horses were offered for sale , they sold within the hour , leaving Seb to look around at the other animals and sample the pleasures offered to the fair-goers . |
| 6 | The Secretary of State has said several times today how proud he is of British Rail 's safety record — a pride which we all share — but that is surely no reason not to look again at the real doubts that have arisen in the past year about manning , the number of hours worked and the quality of some of the new systems of signalling that are being installed . |