Example sentences of "[prep] [pers pn] look [prep] [art] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The allegation of the defence had to be met and properly dealt with , so the matter would be returned to the justices for them to look at the circumstances and come to a proper determination after they had heard further evidence . |
| 2 | ‘ It was basically the novel that made it necessary for me to look into the Bible . |
| 3 | I 'm sure she 'd like a wee turn out and it 's no problem for me to look after the twins . ’ |
| 4 | 56-56 Spencer , and came right towards me looking at the ground , then looking up quick as he must have sensed me . |
| 5 | Both of them looked at the stain on the carpet in silence . |
| 6 | When I think back it seems to me they were all three of them looking for a groove to settle in — tramlines that would take them somewhere without them having to think where they were going . ’ |
| 7 | ( The RSV seems clear enough when it speaks of them looking into the ark ( 6.19 ) , but the Hebrew will not really bear that sense , and would suggest they merely looked at it . |
| 8 | Why did one of them look like a man who had supposedly been dead for over two hundred years ? |
| 9 | Instead she pointed out what she thought was happening in the session and the need for all of them to look at the problems in a constructive way . |
| 10 | The Titfords ' immediate neighbours boasted domestic servants : two of them to look after a boot manufacturer and his wife at no. 15 , and just the one to attend to the needs of a photographer and his stepdaughter who were living on the other side . |
| 11 | Erm h how erm du n no , how many of you looked at the May the fourth directive ? |
| 12 | Yeah except look at the pair of you look at the pair of you singing these I mean look at these songs you 're singing this is ridiculous . |
| 13 | It was most kind and public-spirited of you to look after the seat for us in this way . |
| 14 | The theatrical man occasionally glanced towards him looking for an opening ; but he did n't let himself be drawn in . |
| 15 | The good care there 's one other thing that we talked briefly about in the signs and symptoms and what happened that you could check for you look at a baby , what else do you do ? |
| 16 | ‘ I 've been waiting for you to look after the children while I fetch him . ’ |
| 17 | I looked at him across the table like you look at a pet dog that 's enjoying the Nourishing Marrowbone Jelly you 've just given it . |
| 18 | Erm , erm , they go to see , they , first of all it starts with them looking at a notice board with the notice on it . |
| 19 | Gasping , I pulled out my lighter and held it above me to look round the room . |
| 20 | He half turned from her looking towards the house , saying now , ‘ Is Maggie ready ? ’ |
| 21 | Searching his eyes , not entirely sure she believed him , she walked round him to look into the lounge . |
| 22 | When I got in it looked like a tortoise . |
| 23 | The holistic approach , therefore , calls upon us to look at a situation from all angles . |
| 24 | In this instance it is very important for him to look at the monitor while talking and try to pretend that the interviewer is in the room with him . |
| 25 | Well I er do n't agree that there has been er understaffing and in the statement which I made to the House today I was able to point out what a very big increase in er the total complement of the prison officers has taken place during recent years , but it 's up to Lord Justice Woolf to look in to whatever evidence is put before him , it 's for him to look at the terms of reference and he will no doubt decide what is relevant and what is not . |
| 26 | While writing this chapter , it occurred to me to look through the list of constellations to see in how many the five leading stars were , in order , Alpha , Beta , Gamma , Delta and Epsilon . |
| 27 | The balustrade beside him looked like the shelves of a hosiery shop : dozens of pairs of silk stockings hung from it or lay in piles on the flagstones beside the brass six-pounder . |
| 28 | It did not occur to him to look for a seat outside Worcestershire , and even if it had there was little reason why he should have secured one . |
| 29 | She turns her back to him to look in the mirror beside the cherrywood armoire . |
| 30 | And help was forthcoming , for there was a whole row of somehow familiar books , and the name on the back , she could just decipher it , was Candida something , why yes , of course , Candida Gray , she saw it with a flash of inspiration , for it had never occurred to her to look for a surname other than the one that she already knew . |