Example sentences of "[was/were] look at the [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The right hon. Gentleman said that the previous set of talks had concluded , and that we were looking at the new basis for talks . |
| 2 | Erm presumably we are talking here next year , talking about sort of years effects , and I just wondered what would be the effects that in general terms if we were looking at the full year effects ? |
| 3 | ‘ If we were to look at the constitutional situation we may have to look at the position of the Princess Royal . |
| 4 | The Department of the Environment said it was looking at the legal position of local authorities wanting to control parties . |
| 5 | ‘ Passed up a couple of total certs to come to your bloody bun-fight , ’ she complained , though she was looking at the poor child all the time , with her eyes half-closed and tossing her head so the sockets would catch the light . |
| 6 | Now I was looking at the other fella a strong comparison , I was mixing him up with I |
| 7 | The statement was unnecessary , since I was looking at the forward preceptor screens , which showed a silvery shimmer like visible white noise . |
| 8 | A graphics display screen could be used to switch rapidly from one map to another ; this would have the advantage of economy ( in that costly high-quality paper maps would not be needed by each participant ) and would be one way of ensuring that everyone was looking at the right map at any particular time . |
| 9 | For the first time in her life she felt as if the veil had been stripped from her idol and she was looking at the real person who hid away inside a beautiful body , seeing her through the eyes of others who had no family love for her to colour what they saw . |
| 10 | Though he did not know it , and never would , he was looking at the blazing jet-pipe of Colonel Bowers ' F-15 Eagle as both men raced on different missions towards the British capital , neither man knowing what it was he carried . |
| 11 | Maggie was looking at the corporal standing at the other side of the counter as she said , ‘ Sorry , no sandwiches left ; only wads , I 'm afraid . ’ |
| 12 | Biff was looking at the brutal contraption rather more dubiously . |
| 13 | The senator was looking at the sun-reflecting sea . |
| 14 | They radioed that , at the Bunbeg bus turn-about and taxi stand on the Glen Road , they had seen a man with a revolver accompanied by two other men , one of whom was looking at the nearby mountain through binoculars . |
| 15 | Although she had never shown even the remotest sign of lameness I was looking at the worst case of hip dysplasia I had seen for some time . |
| 16 | Over his shoulder she was looking at the derelict house . |