Example sentences of "[vb past] take [adj] look " in BNC.
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| 1 | The priest whom she eventually accosted took one look at her , an ill-proportioned , arrogant child with cheap clips in her gaudy hair , and started grilling her for an address . |
| 2 | He 'd taken one look at her ashen face , and steered her out of the swirling throngs of people without needing to be asked . |
| 3 | Tony reversed his car and turned to take another look at the theatre — there was nothing there . |
| 4 | By the time she dared take another look — this time squinting through almost closed eyes — the star 's appearance had completely changed . |
| 5 | Either their flight had been delayed , or they had taken one look at this sober crew and retired aghast . |
| 6 | His mother , who had taken one look at the place when she first returned to France , had been firm . |
| 7 | Mr Hnatiuk had taken one look at the approaching Mrs Frizzell and had dived for cover into a knot of other businessmen . |
| 8 | On my first morning she had taken one look at me . |
| 9 | Mr Sands , a pale , shy young man , had taken one look at Mr Cochrane 's vivid servant girl and had fallen promptly into a deep and worshipful love for her , a fact written on his ingenuous face . |
| 10 | Dameta had taken one look at her heated countenance when she 'd emerged from the pleasance , and had ordered her to bed , muttering about fevers and the carelessness of wandering about in gardens without a mantle . |
| 11 | On her first day back at the studio , he had taken one look at her , pulled a sympathetic frown , and told her sternly , ‘ What you need , my girl , is to get down to some hard work and chase from your head whatever it is that 's bothering you . ’ |
| 12 | She had to take another look . |
| 13 | He wanted to take another look at the chart but he had n't time . |
| 14 | ‘ I only came back because I wanted to take another look at you , to see if you 'd really changed . |