Example sentences of "[adv] [vb base] [verb] at the [noun] " in BNC.

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1 Others merely want to look at the engine .
2 - Elizabeth Rex , chairman of the Harwich Conservative Association ‘ You only have to look at the way we have annoyed the Establishment and the professions to gauge the success of our populist policies . ’
3 You only have to look at the press and television to see how impatient many in our society are .
4 Murder mysteries are something of a British tradition — you only have to look at the popularity of thriller novels and TV ‘ whodunits ? ’ , for example .
5 He added : ‘ You only have to look at the figures for fire deaths in hotels to see this is not a problem .
6 We only have to look at the interest being shown , especially in public sector institutions , in recruiting their students from a wide social background .
7 You only have to look at the balance sheet its treasurer John Lister will present to its annual meeting in December , a million pounds sitting on reserve .
8 You only have to look at the unemployment amongst married women who would like to be teachers .
9 You only have to look at the number of visitors going to places such as Nepal er to see the increase there , to see how important this connection be .
10 ‘ You only have to look at the number of players with top clubs in the present squad — Arsenal 's Steve Morrow is another example — and it 's obvious there 's hope for the future .
11 If anyone wants to judge the competence of government in industry they only have to look at the results of our nationalised companies as a guide .
12 If you want an illustration of that you only have to look at the words of President Reagan .
13 Inevitably there will be much improved functionality , and more features — you only have to look at the difference between DOS 4.01 and DOS 5 to see that .
14 You only have to look at the restaurants that are popular now — bistros , even the workman 's cafe . ’
15 Whether Hastings is invited to take on the role of Scottish captain is for the future , but he acknowledges the good fortune he has enjoyed in playing under such inspiring leadership : ‘ You only need to look at the names of players who have captained Scotland to be aware of the tremendous honour it represents .
16 Since older miners were usually no longer fit to work at the coal-face and did less well-remunerated jobs on or near the surface , this meant that in old age — if they reached it — their pensions were to be a calculated on the basis of their more poorly paid years at work !
17 just want to look at the carbonate system in a bit more detail .
18 If anguish is too great , an elder may simply cease to discuss loss and just keep going at the level of practical consciousness .
19 On thawing in spring the fine soil collapses and falls past the stones , which thus become isolated at the surface and encircle the actively freezing and thawing material .
20 Already a variety of vendors are attempting to create user interfaces which go beyond GUIs , but not have appeared at the time of writing in 1990 .
21 Runners , coaches and athletics writers the world over have puzzled at the success of Mota and 38-year-old Pedrosa .
22 Those who want to argue with his approach just have to look at the trophies he won .
23 I just have to look at the list of this cos I always tend to forget this .
24 People outside the church are often not content ; you just have to look at the pressures from the mass media .
25 But you just have to look at the chain stores to see how times have changed .
26 You just need to look at the disaster situation on the Pennine Way .
27 Write out large headings so that if possible you just need to glance at the headings to remind you of what to say .
28 You 're supposed to write the minutes for this meeting on the back of the agenda , now , I know very few people who ever actually do that , er , I always want to look at the agenda when I 'm taking my notes .
29 And er you always want to look at the track record .
30 The name of John Gould soon became synonymous with the fantastic bower-bird , and gave a new ornithological slant to one of the popular songs of the day : ‘ Will you join in the evening and charm us as you ever have done at the piano ’ , asked Gould of Mrs Owen shortly after his return , ‘ …
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