Example sentences of "look [adv prt] [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | we look on as the fictions of our lives |
| 2 | Waqar and Ramiz look on as the umpire examine the ball at Lord 's . |
| 3 | Then look along to the number of units in one glass or one can or one bottle . |
| 4 | Walk from the Malá Strana end of the bridge past the first six pairs of statues listed below , then look down over the edge to your right over Kampa Island . |
| 5 | Head towards Gennargentu and look down over the vast , untamed terrain where sheep graze among herbs and shrubs . |
| 6 | Look down at the floor of the cab , and you 'll find a lever on the left hand side for using the Antares ' fuel-saving mode . |
| 7 | This warning whetted my appetite for I used to crawl to the edge and look down at the water which was usually quite near the top as this part of the city is barely above river level . |
| 8 | Look down at the grass , and simply accept whatever symbol appears . |
| 9 | CRUISING slowly in the rush hour traffic , you look down at the radio to switch stations and — bang — the car in front stops suddenly and you 've run into it . |
| 10 | Look down at the foot of the page and you will probably find others , occurring not so frequently but with regularity and at fixed intervals . |
| 11 | The opening episode of ‘ The Daleks ’ , ‘ The Dead Planet ’ premiers the use of Inlay in Doctor Who for one of the most historic shots in the programme 's history — the awesome moment when the Doctor , Ian , Barbara and Susan first look down at the glittering towers of the Dalek city , gleaming , some miles distant , in the rays of the setting sun . |
| 12 | I look down at the map of the estate . |
| 13 | And look down at the lumpy , single bed . |
| 14 | Regrettably , even today , there are a number of health service insiders who feel that they are an exception to these general rules and look down on the ways of industry with the patronizing assurance of those who know that ‘ we are different ’ . |
| 15 | From the terrace beside the chapel you look down on the playing fields of Eton . |
| 16 | Below , I look down on the differing surfaces , the differing states of ripeness from light green through to gold . |
| 17 | Look down on the trees , lakes and mountains far below as you soar through the air … . |
| 18 | At the end of this road , walk a short way over the grassy hillside and look down on the turquoise waters of the bay ( Baia de Abra ) . |
| 19 | Oak trees look down on the palms that bring a sub-tropical feel to the rest of the gardens . |
| 20 | After Kensaleyre , this beautiful road , a territory of hawks , runs by Loch Snizort Beag , and from the calm grassy uplands , well-to-do houses look down on the waters where the opportunities for boats seem infinite . |
| 21 | We drove up one of the steep hills which look down on the city and are encircled by walls and bastions ( built by the great sixteenth-century architect Michele Sanmichele ) to the house where I was going to live . |
| 22 | Ms Johnston uses the world war as a springboard into other conflicts ; that between England and Ireland ; between Ireland north and south , and even within the south itself , as the English officers look down on the Irish men , and the northern Irish sergeant barely conceals his contempt for the southern Catholics in his ranks . |
| 23 | A result , I ca n't hear myself speaking if I are the policy and resources committee there were other they were erm er in the debate there were some very good cases brought in to it and some erm good recommendations and this is why I 'm surprised I 'm er forget now why , there were some who were er against by majority because I believe that when we look down on the decisions of the P N O , we have made some very good recommendations if I say so it says on twenty , paragraph twenty in and you people on this authority , members of this authority have been saying a a clear definition of the role of the local government now and for the next twenty years , should underpin any consideration of local authority management structures and the role of members and therefore the joint working party 's consideration begin from an inadequate base . |
| 24 | There is a row of stout wooden rods supporting a handrail which runs along the edge of the gallery , allowing the adventurers to lean on it and look down into the Black Pit ( which they wo n't immediately be able to see , of course ) . |
| 25 | I look down into the decomposition of leaves — |
| 26 | I recall her pacing the sitting-room while I am doing my homework , pausing every so often to stand at one of the windows and look down into the busy street below . |
| 27 | At the same time , blink once or twice , change eye focus , look into the distance — perhaps out of the window — then look down to the floor . |
| 28 | I put the blade of the knife against her neck again and look down to the edge of the mattress . |
| 29 | I lift my head up and look down to the floor at the foot of the bed , where Andy is lying curled up in his sleeping bag , unseen in the shadows , which is why I was being quiet . |
| 30 | Look down from the viewpoint and see the terraced land — minute cultivated pocket handkerchiefs . |