Example sentences of "had a look [prep] " in BNC.

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1 Erm yeah let's see if there 's anything else I , I remember thinking when I , when I had a look through this erm so er yeah erm oh great so
2 and we had a look over that temple , it was the Abdul Sindal temples .
3 I remember David had a look of amazement on his face because at this point he had quite a few gold albums , but he still did n't have the money because the rate that they made money went straight back into making the show even bigger and better , and everybody travelled in style .
4 Although the Hexams ' Thames-side tenement , a former mill , in Our Mutual Friend , is in itself atrocious — ‘ roof , and walls , and floor … alike had a look of decomposition ’ — it is the effort to make the place a home — ‘ a small dresser , making a spare show of the commonest articles of crockery and cooking vessels ’ that is drawn to the reader 's attention .
5 Gavin had a look of concentration on his face now , as though two parts of his brain were attempting the tricky and little-practised operation of communicating with each other .
6 He had a look of intense concentration for several seconds .
7 It seemed to me that the house had a look of gentle triumph .
8 He had a look of childish bewilderment on his face .
9 Was she imagining it , or had a look of caution entered his eyes ?
10 Though she found it hard to judge his age , he had a look of unabashed power that only years of experience could brand on to a man 's face .
11 While in the big house , I had a look at my bagpipes .
12 I had a look at the bagpipes before pulling the rucksack onto my back , they seemed to be all right — wonder when I 'll play them again ?
13 Because , he said , I had a look at you last night , did n't I.
14 Later having cut the ties and had a look at the will , he made another in which he repeated the legacy as follows : ‘ All the legacies I have left to people in the will which I have opened I want to be valid , and whatever is written in it . ’
15 I suppose you whizzed straight down there and had a look at your property ? ’
16 On waking I had a look at Nigel and then telephoned Alan , to find out when he would be ready to drive him to the crematorium mortuary .
17 I had a look at him .
18 I also had a look at the fact that Toby might well be — or have been — the man I 'd been waiting for , though God knows I 'd never have recognized him in a million years if we had n't happened , entirely by accident , to stumble into each other 's arms .
19 well I went down and had a look at it as a kid you know .
20 ‘ Prentice — had a look at this — ’ ( then the word ‘ while ’ , crossed out heavily , followed by the word ‘ before ’ , also nearly obliterated ) ‘ — Ca n't find any more ; R had another folder .
21 Has anyone ever actually gone over there and had a look at them ?
22 They cawed us out of Newhaven , had a look at the weather , noted the lack of sandwich packs on the rear promenade , and turned back .
23 So I had a look at it from the outside and I changed my original opinion .
24 I had a look at a chair like it , later , and the wood was hard as chunki-crete . ’
25 I , I says , I 'll let you know sometime today or tomorrow and er anyway , he was expecting me to say at least two or three or four weeks you know er because I 'd put the situation I had no tools , no nothing and erm I er had a look at it and I thought what I could do , and I says I can let you have them in a week .
26 I had a look at Newley 's papers .
27 Ah had a look at the Royal Geographical Society 's latest maps , some of the charts , too .
28 Had a look at the riggin' ? ’
29 So everybody was telling me about this so I went away over and had a look at it .
30 That 's why I think it 's time we had a look at his flat . "
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