Example sentences of "to look [adv] at [art] [adj] [noun] " in BNC.

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1 Perhaps it is in this context that Evangelicals and Catholics have to look afresh at the troublesome problem of speaking of the sacrament as a ‘ sacrifice ’ .
2 This has forced us to look afresh at the regular London days and , with the prompting of a number of the most regular attenders , we have decided to drop the June day , which in recent years has had a low attendance .
3 As a patient bandaged from head to foot , Crawford had to deliver only one line , but he forgot it , lifted the bed sheet to look down at a prompt card and uttered the immortal words , ‘ Have you seen this , nurse ? ’
4 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 .
5 The total investment need is there from the beginning but it is split into two phases and in our thinking it is only too easy to look only at the first phase because this almost returns the organisation to profitability , and to ignore the second phase which may be essential .
6 People do n't seem to moan on but tend to look more at the positive angles .
7 In this way , the mind is taught and instructed to look inwardly at the spiritual nature [ of things ] , towards the secret power that is hidden in everything and works in everything in an incomprehensible way .
8 When a colleague had some treatment , a tape was played and he was made to look up at the highest point of the ceiling .
9 After a few moments he began walking , pausing once to look up at the grand facade of the Shelbourne .
10 Finally he suggested that the committee would have to look both at the alternative provision for the 16–19 age-group that was provided by BTEC , CGLI , CVPE , and RSA ( all that which is to come under the general control of the new National Council for Vocational Qualifications ) and at the extent to which pupils who have followed GCSE courses may have become accustomed to a different kind of assessment procedure from that incorporated in A levels .
11 Of course I asked him to look carefully at the locked room , but we did n't find anything important . ’
12 If each overlay were drawn on transparent paper then a light table could be used to allow the viewer to look simultaneously at the spatial distribution of each attribute and to pick out by eye the areas of interest .
13 This month I 'd like to take the opportunity to look back at the current series of articles featuring the Pentatonic scale , taking stock of our command of the scale all over the fretboard .
14 He left the convent with Amsterdam , not turning to look back at the ancient pile .
15 ‘ We leave winter behind us , it seems , ’ Tagan said , turning in the saddle to look back at the still-white hills .
16 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 .
17 It may be questioned whether this change achieves very much of a practical nature since ( a ) one still needs to look back at the common law of detinue to determine what constitutes the new form of conversion and ( b ) there still survive two torts of interference with property which have a considerable overlap with conversion , i.e .
18 ‘ I am afraid I took pains to look out at the other side so as not to see him , ’ she had said .
19 Before she undressed , Nicandra pulled back the window curtains , cold as glass in her hands , and stood between them to look out at the changed world .
20 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 .
21 Before looking more closely at the reasons why children come into care , and at the numbers involved , it is necessary to look briefly at the main legislation in this field and the powers and duties of the child care service .
22 As he folded the screen she stepped forward to look closely at the adjacent panel .
23 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 .
24 We therefore found it necessary to look again at the empirical evidence about what goes on in the nuclear family — Who has the power ?
25 I hope that this series of articles may have encouraged you to look again at the various stitch patterns which your machine can produce .
26 This it does by turning away in a deliberate manner and refusing to look again at the glowering face .
27 Sir if I could complete the er arithmetic , I think it would be helpful , if you were to look again at the single page note that was handed on this morning .
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