Example sentences of "look [adv] [adv] [prep] the [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | As a leader among the Owenites , Doherty may not have looked so far towards the promised land of Owen 's splendid but indistinct new view ; but his perception , though narrower , was clearer . |
| 2 | When one looks more closely at the individual creation myths one recognizes that the work will involve more than simple description of the myths themselves ; it will be necessary to go into the societies from which they sprang in at least sufficient detail for the myths to be appreciated in context . |
| 3 | As these sites are used up housebuilders have looked further afield to the small towns and villages of southern England which are now within commuting reach of London and the motorway-induced development radiating from it . |
| 4 | For the past decade , the teachers at Gillingham have been working towards something which looks very much like the national curriculum , to ensure a smooth transfer to the new system . |
| 5 | The thinning veil of cloud eddied in a gust of wind , and suddenly we were below it , looking down on to the flat roofs of a town spread out in a broad valley of rain-washed green . |
| 6 | He was standing there , at the window , looking down thoughtfully through the broad crowns of the trees . |
| 7 | He turned his back on the little girls , the poor one looking so much like the rich man 's child , as they disappeared into the house to eat their rice together . |
| 8 | Looking further ahead to the mid-1990s , the [ Mt does not expect the three big economies ' external imbalances to change as a percentage of GNP — in dollar terms they will rise-assuming economic policies and exchange rates stay the same . |
| 9 | We start this chapter by looking more closely at the legal distinction between these two categories of temporary worker and go on to examine whether , in many cases of agency working , it is a meaningful one in practice . |
| 10 | This can be illustrated by looking more closely at the economic , political and culturalideological spheres . |
| 11 | ‘ Get hot , ’ Gav said , looking more closely at the white plastic strip . |
| 12 | By contrast , the research studies were looking more broadly at the whole child care service , and seeing the remedies prescribed by previous reports on similar scandals spreading over the whole system , and informing a confrontational , antagonistic and defensive approach to work requiring a more collaborative and inclusive spirit . |
| 13 | She came full circle around the house , and opened a door to find herself looking up again at the dangling corpse statue . |
| 14 | I slithered in his wake , looking up hopelessly at the great smooth wilderness rearing above us . |
| 15 | ‘ Entirely unnecessary , although for the sake of complete understanding you might like to know that this , ’ Lacuna turned abruptly to the blond girl , who recoiled , ducking her head , and then looking up meekly at the tall woman , ‘ is called Britta . ’ |
| 16 | There were in France some memorable new stations : a group like Noyon ( 1929 ) and Deauville ( 1930 ) in a sturdy Norman provincial style with half-timbering , heavy roof-beams , a steep ridge-and-furrow roof and dormer windows ; Rouen 's Gare de l'Ouest ( 1928 ) with an elegant arched frontage , an elaborate clock-tower , and twin statues supporting the central pediment , presenting a stylized refinement of fin de siècle forms ; the Gare des Bénédictins , Limoges ( 1923 ) , with its dome , rounded rowers , and half-naked statuary , looking back defiantly to the ornate voluptuousness of the vanished pre-war courtesans . |
| 17 | On a raised dais in front of large windows looking out on to the agricultural college gardens sat the Inspector . |
| 18 | But as I sat with my legs dangling over the edge , looking out on to the quiet water meadow , the anarchy of Delhi seemed far away and I began to see why in all the most sensible cultures , Paradise was envisaged as a walled pleasure garden . |
| 19 | And then she glanced out of the main kitchen window , the one that had a partial view of the terrace ; Angelica looked as well , and saw that they had a few customers arriving and looking around uncertainly at the unstaffed deck . |
| 20 | But there was a figure at the window , looking silently out at the opaque sky . |
| 21 | He stood for a while , looking round about at the quiet dunes and the settling birds . |
| 22 | ‘ I should have said no , ’ she muttered , looking yet again at the tiny pile of things she had accumulated . |
| 23 | She deliberately relaxed her limbs , looking steadily out of the open window , inhaling deeply as she tried to pinpoint an elusive scent . |
| 24 | They set off at once , everyone looking forward enormously to the proposed cup of tea . |
| 25 | I have been very lucky ; the right opportunities have come along and yet every time you take them you are looking forward immediately to the next challenge . |
| 26 | Looking very much like the arrogant duchess he had once accused her of being , despite her wet and muddy state , she drew herself up to her full height , and stated with flat finality , ‘ You can both do as you please regarding the land . |
| 27 | She paused a moment , looking worriedly across at the main entrance , and then she crossed the road . |
| 28 | It is hardly surprising , in such a climate , that Israeli ‘ moderates ’ , like their Palestinian counterparts , should now look so earnestly to the third party , the US , as the only possible way of saving Israel from itself . |
| 29 | Quite so it 's about feeling you 're going to make a fool of yourself , I mean what 's the feeling when you come in and you sit down first thing in the morning you look all round at the other eleven people |
| 30 | ‘ Look down there at the Western Surplus Store , ’ McIntosh said . |