Example sentences of "back [conj] look [prep] the [noun] " in BNC.

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1 Startled faces turned as they sang , then turned back and looked at the pulpit .
2 604 this court was faced with the curious situation that by a series of decisions , each moving almost imperceptibly further forward than the last , it had created a rule of law for which , if one stood back and looked at the matter afresh , there was absolutely no justification .
3 I leant back and looked at the seat of my trousers , checking that I had brushed off the mud ; I wanted to make the transition from somebody who had just slept rough to somebody who looked as though he was out for an early walk .
4 She stepped back and looked over the house .
5 He laughs , too , putting his head back and looking at the ceiling .
6 I say , and laugh , sitting back and looking round the room at the bare paint walls and the constable sitting by the door .
7 And we believe we already offer that , I think the figures indicate that and therefore in the medium and the longer term I believe that our attractions will undoubtedly benefit and I would finally say that if you er , go back and look at the history of Disney in America , after the establishment of Disney Parks in America there was a big improvement in extension of the amusement parks in the rest of America which er , the traditional theme parks , so called , in America grew in the period after the establishment of Disney Land in California and I think a similar sort of thing is going to happen , not perhaps just in this country er , but also in Europe generally .
8 I mean , maybe what I 'm hearing from the committee is that we take it back and look at the criteria and the ground rules .
9 ‘ It is time for the party as a whole to take a step back and look at the way in which its democracy is being carried out , ’ he told the conference .
10 We 've gone back and looked at the correspondence we 've had about the News Network .
11 So all I 'm saying is , if we 're not achieving that we need to go back and look at the way in which we 're operating the fax service , have a chat with erm Phil 's people or Jackie 's peo see if there 's any differences that we can take advantage of .
12 She rises , moves the improvised drying rack of Riva 's clothing to one side , feeds more coal to the fire , settles back and looks for the words in the flames .
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