Example sentences of "[noun] to take a [adj] look " in BNC.
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| 1 | It would be prudent for those Unix vendors who have not already made the switch to take a strong look at OSF . |
| 2 | In a paragraph entitled New Opportunities , Harley warns , ‘ The many Unix VAR 's and resellers should probably be more concerned with the loss of a stable , independent source for Unix than an imaginary NT monster ( and ) it would be prudent for those Unix vendors who have not already made the switch to take a strong look at OSF . ’ |
| 3 | She clambered up into the car to take a closer look at them , careful though to remain at what she considered to be a safe distance . |
| 4 | " Where did you get this ? " she asked one evening , lifting Jennifer 's silver medallion to take a closer look . |
| 5 | There is no scholar in the English-speaking world better qualified than Professor Alexander to take a good look at illuminated manuscripts and to make enquiry as to the meaning of the pictures . |
| 6 | Leaving Nada firmly in the wind vane 's control , and taking the binoculars with me , I climbed the ratlines to the lower spreaders to take a closer look . |
| 7 | The official aim is for all countries to take a critical look at their own communications policies and to help the developing nations improve theirs . |
| 8 | A NORTH-east farmer wants a few wise men from Scotland to take a behind-the-scenes look at farming in EC member states to see how counterparts are faring with the rules and regulations . |
| 9 | Then I switched off the music centre and strolled over to the window to take a last look at the night outside . |
| 10 | The general purpose of exploratory statistics , as the name suggests , is to help investigators to take a good look at patterns in data and to search around for ideas about the form these patterns take . |
| 11 | Her book asked Christians to take a deeper look at some of their religious beliefs . |
| 12 | In the evening , after a snack rather than a meal , I went up to the loft and used the telescope to take a distant look at the island , making sure that nothing had happened to it while I rested inside the house . |
| 13 | The economic recession has caused European governments to take a fresh look at the extent to which a degree of interdependence in the past has been translated into a heavy dependence of the poorer areas on the richer north . |
| 14 | The election in November 1990 of Mary Robinson as President , the first woman to be elected to the post , represented a watershed in Irish politics since it " forced the country 's leadership to take a fresh look at Irish society " ( Financial Times of Dec. 18 , 1990 ) . |
| 15 | Partnerships might prompt the education service to take a closer look at those businesses which have reformed their communication strategies and their managerial structures to allow more direct links with the client . |
| 16 | ‘ What is certain is that the new legislation does provide an opportunity for all VAT exempt businesses to take a close look at their activities and it may be possible for many to commence receiving substantial repayments of VAT . |
| 17 | It encouraged viewers to take a panoramic look at 20th century German art including Dadaism and German Expressionism . |
| 18 | Next was a gentle walk around the wooded peninsula to take a closer look at Osa Fjord . |
| 19 | If the industry can answer ‘ yes ’ to these and similar questions about other sectors of the industry it probably makes sense to take a hard look at what is happening in New Zealand and to then advocate some radical thinking in both London and Brussels . |
| 20 | With pressures on legal aid funding and lawyers ' fees generally , cuts in eligibility , Legal Aid franchising , the Law Society 's practice management standards and the Lord Chancellor 's drive towards standard fees for civil legal aid work , there can be no more crucial time for personal injury lawyers to take a good look at the way they practise . |
| 21 | The hope that owls might be effective rat catchers inspired researchers to take a closer look at the habits of these opportunistic birds . |
| 22 | I picked up a shell to take a closer look . |
| 23 | If he becomes too closely associated with the initial investigation , his ability to take a critical look at the results of the initial investigation would be greatly undermined . |
| 24 | As it seems that the ancient and archaic NDB is to remain with us for the foreseeable future , this might be a good time to take a closer look at its failings as an aid to navigation ? |
| 25 | Although it has tended during its fairly-long aquarium history to virtually disappear from time to time , it is currently fairly commonly available , so this seems a good time to take a detailed look at this fish and its requirements . |
| 26 | Does my hon. Friend consider that it is time to take a fresh look at the whole question ? |
| 27 | You might think that the function of the pro-am is to enable the professional to take a good look at the course under competitive conditions . |