Example sentences of "[noun sg] to look at [noun] " in BNC.

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1 We therefore used data from a large case-control study to look at differences between Maori and non-Maori children and examine factors that might explain the higher mortality from sudden death infant syndrome among Maori children .
2 The full length mirror can be a great help by enabling the child to look at things he is wearing which he may be trying to describe .
3 Rohmer turned back from the window to look at Duvall .
4 Ann Foster , the council 's food policy adviser , said : ‘ There should be the equivalent of a Warnock Committee to look at aspects of genetic manipulation other than simply matters of safety . ’
5 In order to circumvent this bias to some extent , let us first burrow beneath this middle level to look at grass-roots religious sentiment which for the most part in 1922 escaped party supervision , since the latter was restricted geographically to the larger centres of habitation and their immediate hinterland .
6 The answer is ‘ yes ’ , so this is a good opportunity to look at colour mutations — what causes them , how they affect the fish , and how they affect us as fishkeepers .
7 Pupils with defective sight are especially in need of the opportunity to look at objects at close range , holding them near to the eye and having time to gaze .
8 To set up a working group to look at ways of achieving a reduction of differentials for next year .
9 He squinted out of the corner of his eye to look at Irina .
10 It is worthwhile taking a moment to look at regulation 4 because it governs the whole attitude of the AlB towards its responsibilities .
11 Strathdee : A need to look at strategies
12 The need to look at theory
13 Only this week , Lord Chief Justice Taylor been commenting on the need to look at sentencing and I think this case highlights that need is very , very urgent indeed .
14 Through this method you stimulate the person to look at things afresh and to think aloud .
15 You do n't even , do you get a chance to look at speech therapists in action ?
16 Mrs. Favor was watching the McLaren girl , staring right at her , so I had a chance to look at Mrs. Favor .
17 In Reg. v. Secretary of State for the Home Department , Ex parte Brind [ 1991 ] 1 A.C. 696 it was the Crown , at p. 741f , which invited the court to look at Hansard to show that the Minister in that case had acted correctly .
18 A further example is work by von Braun ( 1988 ) who uses pMAP to look at exposure of organic and metallic compounds in groundwater in the vicinity of Tucson airport , Arizona .
19 When he turned his head to look at Turakina she gave a gasp of annoyance and let go of the half-plaited queue .
20 He did n't even stop or turn his head to look at me. i do n't think he heard me .
21 Rose turned her dark head to look at Lee , chuckling .
22 Her tears were gone now and she raised her head to look at Fernando .
23 He turned his head to look at Shiva , cast on him an indifferent glance , and turned away .
24 The fox stopped and turned his head to look at Vic for a moment , as if to say , Yes ? and then proceeded calmly on his way , his brush swaying in the air behind him .
25 Theda could not forbear a smile as she turned her head to look at Benedict .
26 Holding down the latest addition to the incinerator with the prongs of his rake , Morpurgo slowly turned his head to look at Harry over his left shoulder .
27 Lina turned her head to look at Cleo and a cunning intelligence stole into her eyes .
28 as if something had just occurred to her , Bella turned her head to look at Marie : ‘ Must be a bit of a shock to you an ’ all .
29 I lug the kitchen sink and assorted extras — but no tea bags , Tony points out — to this island to look at birds and what do I find ?
30 In just over 2 weeks bills for the charge will start dropping on doormats across Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire and the Tory Euro MP for the Wantage area , Dr Caroline Jackson , thinks more time could have been set aside by officials at the Department of the Environment to look at alternatives .
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