Example sentences of "[vb mod] [adv] look [prep] a [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | We should also not rule out the possibility that one may properly look to a historical explanation , just as a historical explanation underlies the fact that the comparatives of tired and spoilt — derived from verbs — are analytic , as in : ( 56 ) Declan is more spoilt than Karen Declan 's mother is more tired than Karen 's mother rather than the synthetic forms — tireder , spoilter — which we should expect from the monosyllabic adjectives which they have become . |
| 2 | We should not look for a simple reflection : ‘ a single , fixed mode of exchange ; in reality there are many modes , their character is determined historically , and they are continually renegotiated ’ . |
| 3 | There 's no point in phoning , nobody else 's mother will be phoning , they 're all allowed to stay without any of this fuss , I 'll just look like a complete idiot , and anyway , what do you think 's going to happen , we 're not going to have an orgy or anything . ’ |
| 4 | It made it clear that , whatever their achievements in the past , the direct-grant schools could not look towards a stable future within the national system of education . |
| 5 | You could always look at a small selection of the best furniture on display , chosen by fashion designer Paul Smith and on show at his Avery Row and Floral Street shops from Monday 16 October . |
| 6 | One could n't look for a stronger and more candid refutation of Assemblyman Keene 's view that doctors think the law is relevant . |
| 7 | First , again , Nozick relies on the argument , internalist or not , to provide the independent support for something which would otherwise look like a counter-intuitive consequence of his theory . |
| 8 | They will rightly look to a Labour Government who will not look at the matter in the narrow economic calculus that we have heard from Conservative Members but will recognise that , unless we are prepared to accept the role of women in the labour force , we will fail as an economy to receive and achieve our full potential . |
| 9 | We will also look at a simple form of self-massage to help banish cellulite . |
| 10 | It is likely that the 77,000 acre estate 's American owner John Kluge will now look for a private buyer , especially as the lodge itself , devastated last year by fire , has almost been renovated . |
| 11 | I particularly welcome the comment which you yourself highlight which draws attention to the importance of mutual trust : ‘ Clients will increasingly look for an ongoing business relationship based on mutual trust when awarding contracts ’ . |
| 12 | Er the County Council can not look at an individual building and say , this is a particular piece of land which is going to be developed and this is going to have this particular impact on the environment . |
| 13 | Conversely , bitterly opposed schools can sometimes look to a common ancestor . |