Example sentences of "[was/were] [adj] to look at " in BNC.
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| 1 | He and Shinwell had told the Central Authority at their first meeting in September 1947 that , while general price rises could be ruled out , they were prepared to look at the possibility of controlling demand at peak times by differentially higher prices for peak use or by mechanical load-restricting devices . |
| 2 | And I would have thought that that was a disgraceful thing to do in a public , in the council to a , a sample being brought up and they were afraid to look at it . |
| 3 | Armed with this knowledge , they were able to look at how maternity care was offered in their own hospital , and adapt it . |
| 4 | Then I switched the dim hall light on , and experienced again the initial impact of the tobacco wallpaper and chocolate paint , the threadbare linoleum , the high gloomy ceilings that you were reluctant to look at for fear you should see bats hanging there . |
| 5 | They were identical to look at . |
| 6 | She was wonderful at her job and utterly unaware that she was fabulous to look at — tall , slim , with a skin like magnolia blossom and astonishing hair . |
| 7 | He concluded that it was proper to look at the GUS group as a single entity . |
| 8 | John Lindsay , Scottish vice-chairman , said CIPFA was delighted that Mr Lang was prepared to look at the figures again . |
| 9 | In their eyes Jeanne was charming to look at but a timid , uninteresting little thing . |
| 10 | Oliver was afraid to look at them . |
| 11 | ‘ T was to stop you becoming completely distraught , but I was afraid to look at you , afraid to come to you that night in case I saw fear or revulsion in your eyes . ’ |
| 12 | ‘ I can see it upsets you , ’ he said softly , and she was afraid to look at him , afraid to see again what she imagined she 'd seen in his eyes . |
| 13 | She was afraid to look at him . |
| 14 | She was aware of David 's admiring gaze as it travelled over her slim body , her firm breasts and shapely hips , and she was afraid to look at him . |
| 15 | For a few moments he was content to look at the maid 's face and the way the orange firelight lent it strength and mystery . |
| 16 | ... it was hard to look at him . |
| 17 | The mouth was frightening to look at , but it was harmless . |
| 18 | Tall , broad-shouldered , with lean hips and muscular legs , he was magnificent to look at . |
| 19 | And though the cottage was pretty to look at , it was rather poky inside with small , dark rooms and low ceilings . |
| 20 | Though at least the Bluebird was distinctive to look at , whereas the Primera looks like a successful cross between several of its rivals . |
| 21 | I would never claim that Auschwitz-Birkenau-Monowitz was good to look at . |
| 22 | Burger leaned forward quickly and , lowering his voice , said : ‘ Returning to our earlier subject , Garland half believed himself to be impotent he probably was , but he was obsessed by that damned girl he married and although she was good to look at , that was all — she was an immoral woman ! |
| 23 | She was unremarkable to look at and far too tall for a woman . |
| 24 | When discussing differences in earnings between black and white workers , we noted that it was important to look at a number of factors , for example , the age structure of the two groups and the kind of industry in which they worked . |
| 25 | Although neither very efficient nor popular with the other staff , Cabon made herself useful and soon had the run of the office and was able to look at all the files , amongst which she found one relating to the proposed voyage of the Rainbow Warrior into the nuclear test area . |
| 26 | Sharpe agreed : ‘ I was able to look at games , then relate situations to mistakes I was making . |
| 27 | " Do you regret what you 've done ? " she asked , moving around so that she was able to look at his face . |
| 28 | Even so , he was able to look at the fireglow of the Chariot , and he was able to look into the light and see the salamanders with their wise faces and their eyes filled with ancient knowledge . |
| 29 | It was difficult to look at Tom without his lips trembling . |
| 30 | This restructuring approach argued that it was necessary to look at what was happening within industry itself and in the wider economy . |