Example sentences of "[vb past] [conj] look [prep] the [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It was a very nice day out actually , and everything from serious riders who just went up and down and the most energetic one did a hundred miles , to families who treated it , took a picnic and stopped and looked at the badger tunnels . |
| 2 | She stopped and looked at the garden ; inside the square was a circle of flower beds . |
| 3 | She stopped and looked to the side , and when she did n't continue , he said , ‘ He 's tried to commit suicide ? ’ |
| 4 | But once inside the consulting room she stopped and looked towards the desk behind which was sitting a strange man , a young man . |
| 5 | A neighbour of ours heard me shouting , came and looked over the fence , and cleared off ! |
| 6 | Monica asked and looked at the wall map of the continent . |
| 7 | ‘ Well ’ — he turned and looked towards the window — ‘ I noticed as I passed that you had a box of Havana cigars , the … the Excepcionales . |
| 8 | Aggie turned and looked towards the window and she repeated , ‘ Garden ? |
| 9 | She turned and looked towards the child , who was sitting hugging a doll . |
| 10 | She turned and looked towards the house door . |
| 11 | The woman turned and looked at the speaker , and there was scorn in her expression , but she said nothing until she turned on Agnes again and said , ‘ How bad is he , lass ? ’ |
| 12 | I turned and looked at the man 's tear-stained face . |
| 13 | She paused a moment , turned and looked at the line of narrow drawers , read the label , then weighed out two ounces of loose tobacco . |
| 14 | It was so seldom that Aggie heard herself addressed by her surname that she turned and looked at the nun , but the woman 's eyelids were lowered as if in shame ; then she inclined her head towards the woman sitting behind the desk before turning and closing the door quietly behind her . |
| 15 | ‘ Oh , we landed at Newcastle airport ’ — Charlie turned and looked at the men — ‘ at three o'clock ? ’ |
| 16 | Artemis turned and looked at the owner of the voice , a beautiful woman in a blue dress , with bobbed blonde hair . |
| 17 | He turned and looked at the display of cakes on the long table . |
| 18 | After resetting the rearview mirror , he turned and looked through the back window toward the entrance to the compound . |
| 19 | A little thrill of anticipation ran along her skin as she turned and looked into the eyes of the man who 'd watched her with such intensity during the fashion show . |
| 20 | I went and looked through the gap in the curtains . |
| 21 | I went and looked in the dustbin to see if he was back in there but . |
| 22 | Sir John shivered and looked around the tavern . |
| 23 | She looked and looked at the place where the fire had been , searching for the future , but could only see ashes . |
| 24 | Gareth chimed in , ‘ The paint by the road had gone but we looked and looked in the woods . |
| 25 | Since , as we saw when looking at the financing of the PSBR , such borrowing does not increase the money supply , it reduces the otherwise expansionary effect on the money supply of the PSBR . |
| 26 | None of the family spoke or looked at the others . |
| 27 | The leader hesitated and looked at the bandmaster , who said that they 'd like to but after they 'd played a request for us . |
| 28 | He paused and looked through the microscope again , this time at the print taken from Paula Wilson . |
| 29 | She paused and looked towards the door with eyes fogged by sleep . |
| 30 | ‘ A Transatlantic expression meaning — ’ I paused and looked in the air for inspiration . ' |