Example sentences of "[vb past] to look [prep] the " in BNC.
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1 | The authorities promised to look into the complaints in order to defuse the situation . |
2 | The sit-in at Beishida ( shortened form of the university 's name ) caused some tension , but eventually the college principal promised to look into the matter . |
3 | Councillor Mrs. B. Brereton promised to look into the appropriate portfolio . |
4 | Councillor Mrs. B. Brereton promised to look into the appropriate portfolio . |
5 | The leader of the Commons , Tony Newton , promised to look into the issue . |
6 | The Merseyside Passenger Transport Executive promised to look into the hold-ups . |
7 | They promised ta tax cuts , they promised to cut crime , they promised to look after the environment , they promised to improve e education , they promised to improve the the democratic process , they 're now the party of careful housekeeping . |
8 | He bent to look at the fastening , then picked up one of the white stones and struck ; the glass tinkled thinly , a horrible sound . |
9 | He squirmed uncomfortably on the damp stone , and tried to look on the bright side . |
10 | I tried to look at the scenery . |
11 | She tried to look at the thing calmly and sensibly , tried not to be aware of Deana and Sarah whispering at a table only a few yards distant , but felt too hurt and shocked to be rational . |
12 | She passed Seb Smith 's house one evening in the spring , taking a new route when exercising Midnight , and stopped to look over the hedge ( too high for nosers on foot ) into the Smith grounds . |
13 | Edouard was on horseback ; he stopped to look at the child , who was about eight or nine years old , and exceptionally beautiful . |
14 | If only one stopped to look at the shape of the garment and the stitch used , it might well be just what we have been looking for ! |
15 | She stopped to look at the two houses , Brier and Rose , like identical twins wearing slightly different clothing so that one could tell them apart . |
16 | If people stopped to look at the borders alongside the house he would be perfectly charming ; if they did n't he would n't bother them . |
17 | He stopped to look at the house and saw below it , on the shore , a large rectangular basin which seemed to have been blasted out of the rock at the foot of the cliff . |
18 | ‘ We toured the Transport Museum , ’ said Peter , ‘ and Alexander Karaulov and I stopped to look at the autogyro on display . |
19 | I stopped to look at the shore . |
20 | ‘ What happened , ’ says an attendant parent , ‘ is that our defence stopped to look at the train . |
21 | we went to Trafalgar Square and we stopped to look at the pigeons and we 'd moved on and I , I suddenly realised I had n't got Vicky with me , so I looked all round , could n't see him , had to go right back to Trafalgar Square and he was still looking at the pigeons |
22 | As usual they walked past the toy shop and Pete stopped to look in the window . |
23 | She spotted a telephone kiosk , and stopped to look in the telephone directory . |
24 | After discussion with the therapist , Tony agreed to start searching for another job more systematically ; he proposed to look at the local newspapers twice a week for possible job vacancies . |
25 | I moved to look for the girl . |
26 | She paused in front of Barnes and Noble and pretended to look at the book display in the window . |
27 | The man stood very close to her , pretended to look in the window , advanced with a curious sideways movement and said — |
28 | Golf professionals sold equipment , gave lessons , and sometimes helped to look after the course . |
29 | The recession has exacerbated this problem to such an extent that the Metropolitan Police has a Fraud Squad division detailed to look at the issue . |
30 | Beryl chatted with one or two of the bystanders then lingered to look at the cards on the wreaths and this annoyed Francis . |