Example sentences of "[noun] [conj] look [prep] the [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The rivers of Europe and America contain animals that look like the lancelet , though they are somewhat larger , up to 20 centimetres long . |
| 2 | She was wearing something lime-green and minuscule , with silver sandals adorning bare legs that looked like the stems of a slender plant . |
| 3 | They achieved this by combining two different methods : a longitudinal study , following the same children for four years from before they were able in read until they had been at school for two or three years ; and a training programme that looked at the effect of giving pre-school children specific training in categorising sounds . |
| 4 | The scholarship that looks into the mind , imagination , and behaviour of slaves is valuable . |
| 5 | That would be a little bit of a problem for Frank Clarke if er Cooper has got a problem with his shoulder you know if it 's if it 's serious because looking at his people on his bench you know Neil Webb and Crosby and looking at the make-up of his team he has n't really got anybody he could slot back in there unless he put er Rozario in there . |
| 6 | a self-evaluation followed by visits by advisers to see if staff are performing up to their own perception and to look into the objectives of the school . |
| 7 | Sanchez uncrossed his legs and looked towards the pit . |
| 8 | So you would feel probably the best mechanism would be the appointment of somebody who is given that responsibility and solely that responsibility of reporting and looking after the interest of the deferred pensioners . |
| 9 | Carson stepped out on to the terrace and looked over the rail again . |
| 10 | ‘ However , ’ Corbett continued , clasping his sword belt around his waist , ‘ one thing I do remember is that the preacher was really a gentle man ; he told my mother that Holy Mother Church merely wished to frighten its children except — ’ Corbett narrowed his eyes and looked through the doorway ‘ — for murderers , those who slay , especially the sons of Cain who plot with ice-cold malice the destruction of someone they hate . ’ |
| 11 | Nell raised her eyes and looked at the rest of the body ; and caught her breath . |
| 12 | Wishart narrowed his eyes and looked into the candlelight . |
| 13 | Martin screwed up his eyes and looked towards the hills , saying , ‘ How can you tell from here ? ’ |
| 14 | This request was important in that it forced the staff involved in Guidance to review the programme and look at the students ' experiences in totality . |
| 15 | Although he trained with the England A team during the winter and felt optimistic , he was in pain again before he left for Portugal and looked on the tour as a ‘ make-or-break ’ exercise . |
| 16 | Juliet went to the doorway and looked along the ward , just as a doctor left one room and entered another . |
| 17 | He followed her , but stopped in the living room doorway and looked at the room . |
| 18 | ‘ Feel the weight and look at the thickness , that is a good clue to how strong it will be . |
| 19 | Okay well it will be interesting to see what er what other people have , have said about it because I was sort of fishing around a bit in the dark and looking at the stats manual |
| 20 | And this excitement , and the feeling of being involved in a half-guessed-at mystery , became her private obsession as she went about the house , visited the shops and looked after the children . |
| 21 | On Thursday we drew the whole thing together ending up with team practice and looking at the videos in the evening . |
| 22 | Then she got the photographs out of her handbag and looked at the view of the swimming-pool . |
| 23 | Grab her handbag and look for the means to buy a new tank hood ? |
| 24 | Anyway , I just tapped my boot against the bottom of the boat and looked over the river , busy with huge dung barges emptying their putrid waste in midstream . |
| 25 | You should address your reply to whoever asked the actual question , try and include the person who seems most important in the general sweep of your glance and look to the chairman if there is any pause between questions . |
| 26 | She ran one finger across the keys of his typewriter and looked across the room to the photo of him which hung on the wall , smiling . |
| 27 | I found a light and looked round the room . |
| 28 | Mrs Aggie gave her a shilling a week , because , as she said , she was her assistant ; for there must be someone to hold the horse and look after the cart and see that the children did n't nick … steal the clothes off it . |
| 29 | Double check with supplier 's data and look at the part itself to confirm the pinouts . |
| 30 | Some of them have spent more terms in schools than others — which must be borne in mind when looking at the position of an individual pupil — but all those factors even out in the local authorities . |