Example sentences of "a [noun] look at the [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | There 's rows of benches in front of it and I sit down for a bit to look at the tree . |
| 2 | Brenton , in a study looking at the feasibility of the voluntary sector replacing the statutory sector to some degree in the provision of personal services , concludes : |
| 3 | For television , what began with the appointment in March 1985 of Professor Alan Peacock to chair a committee looking at the financing of the BBC , has turned into a radical shake-up of commercial TV which , for the moment , leaves the BBC largely unscathed . |
| 4 | I stood for a moment looking at the mattress on the bed where a knife had been used to open up the sides . |
| 5 | She had n't much to tell him — merely that she had stopped on the bridge for a moment to look at the river , had been attracted by the gulls and then noticed what was exciting them . |
| 6 | After Dan had drunk the hot sweet coffee that kept her awake at nights , they moved off , sitting in the small car for a while to look at the map . |
| 7 | They did not , for instance , examine how a head looks at the development of fellow-staff after the time of first appointment . |
| 8 | ‘ It would give a better idea of the effectiveness of co-operation if the public had a chance to look at the frequency with which bombs are transported into Northern Ireland in vehicles stolen in the Republic . |
| 9 | Has my right hon. Friend had a chance to look at the Order Paper recently ? |
| 10 | If the shadow is yours , climbing up a ladder to look at the colony , they 'll land on you , and you can collect 100 or more fleas . |
| 11 | Slides were used to punctuate the talk , as well as to illustrate points , but he had a tendency to look at the screen while speaking , which is distracting . |
| 12 | A day-school looking at the structure and fabric of plant and animal life , organised by the Oxford University Department for Continuing Education . |
| 13 | Tomorrow we begin a series looking at the history of the Cowley works from the time of their Creator William Morris , through the Leyland years under Sir Michael Edwardes , up to the present day . |
| 14 | ‘ I think lawyers have been too much looking from the law outwards rather than as a client looking at the law from the outside . |
| 15 | Has my right hon. Friend had an opportunity to look at the study in The Financial Times on 6 January which pointed to the fact that the northern region has very much benefited from the economic restructuring of the 1980s and is now coming out of recession faster than any other part of the country , due to the success of the regeneration programmes that the Government have put in place in the region ? |
| 16 | " Maybe you ought to get an expert to look at the china , " suggested Matthew . |
| 17 | She had been kneeling in an easy-chair to look at the painting at that side of the room and as she moved he suddenly looked across at her intently , his face moody . |
| 18 | An official looked at the site , specified the maximum permissible height and , subject to suitable tiles and brickwork being used , planning permission was granted . |