Example sentences of "to look at [det] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | D' you wanted to look at that wood in the shed . |
| 2 | We are working within a straight jacket imposed by central government , but our choice was that budget , for all its faults in totality , for the fact that it was half a million less than it could be , and the budget put forward by the Labour party who had totally refused to negotiate on their budget , and therefore we ought to look at that budget in detail to see what was on offer , because it was n't very pretty . |
| 3 | I want to look at that stuff they 've got over there . |
| 4 | Phoned all day , he said , you 'd better get the engineers to look at that telephone of yours . |
| 5 | Before doing so , however , it is necessary to look at that sector of the economy which , according to some , harbours the lotus eaters of post-war Britain , namely , services . |
| 6 | ‘ Send a man up to look at that part of the army , ’ Ligulf said . |
| 7 | Before you can change your child 's behaviour you have to look at that behaviour very closely . |
| 8 | Can I suggest that those members of the General Purposes Committee who are going to look at that area anyway , also have a look at the me the problems of , of this bank side , which is actually collapsing , er due to the weight of , of people . |
| 9 | When shall we ask Jackie and Tom to look at that photo ? |
| 10 | ‘ We are conscious , ’ John Page concluded , ‘ that our costs put quite a burden on some of you , and I believe we are going to have to look at that aspect of the ‘ level playing field ’ because we know you think this unfair as not all countries are in the same position . |
| 11 | If you knew that a friend was going to look at that magazine shortly after you , and that the friend would see which answer you had marked , would you seriously tick a ) or b ) ? |
| 12 | ‘ Dr Jones 'll be in to look at that woman directly , Paddy , ’ she told the old porter as he ambled up . |
| 13 | And I shall have to look at that photograph that is n't him at all , just a soldier in uniform , sepia , like all the soldiers . |
| 14 | I 'm slightly concerned about this because it said that other matters erm we do n't know what other matters until the inspector has been in , in June and has identified those other matters , presumably when we get the further inspector 's report next Autumn or after June , it will address issues which may have been ones he has addressed this year and maybe not , er and we will have to look at that inspector 's report when we receive it . |
| 15 | In consequence , it is necessary to look at that picture again . |
| 16 | So you do need to look at that page very carefully and I still get tied up sometimes and have to do a few crossings out . |
| 17 | Someone wants to look at , someone wants to look at that graph , and get some idea of the speed from it , the velocity . |
| 18 | The bar chart that was the result of the survey we did you need to look at that piece of work and ask yourself a question , is this piece of work the best thing I have ever done ? |
| 19 | And the temptation is to look at that list and say wonderful I can start phoning prospects that the doctors have already lined up for me . |
| 20 | It may be useful to look at each element of the package in turn . |
| 21 | These ‘ eclectic ’ economists prefer to look at each element of the debate and assess it as dispassionately as possible in the light |
| 22 | Erm and er the other thing about it is that although we have to look at , in order to discover the preference , we have to look at each dimension as a discrete entity , once you 've found the preferences , they actually have a dynamic relationship with each other . |
| 23 | In practice it is often difficult to define bibliographical types in a way that gives a reliable guide to content , and the selector is best advised to look at each bibliography individually . |
| 24 | In conducting this exercise the Commissioner has explained that he has adopted the wide test of subversion formulated by Lord Harris in 1975 and that his duty ‘ is to look at each case individually and say whether the Home Secretary could reasonably take the view that the warrant was necessary in the interests of national security ’ ( Lloyd , 1987 ) . |
| 25 | They sat in silence , unable to look at each other , struggling to keep control of their emotions . |
| 26 | And what I wanted to know was , why had O and Boy never been seen to look at each other ? |
| 27 | Elizabeth and I used with amusement to look at each other 's horoscope in the newspapers , but without credulity : I explained to her that even if one believed in astrology they must be regarded as nonsense , being entirely unscientific and paying no attention to the hour of birth and therefore to the ‘ rising sign ’ . |
| 28 | We took our eyes off the map to look at each other , at first in surprise and then , as the rumbling grew to a roar , in terror . |
| 29 | It holds ‘ blitz ’ evenings where couples have under five minutes to look at each other before fixing up dates . |
| 30 | Graham and Laidlaw remained motionless , not daring to look at each other . |