Example sentences of "take a [noun sg] at the [noun] " in BNC.

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1 Goes for a walk , for example , and takes a look at the Hamilton house and that delectable stretch of milk-white sand bordering the machair .
2 In the first of a two part series , MIRANDA FELLOWS takes a look at the art scene in Dublin , as it works its way through the year as European City of Culture .
3 Ross co-wrote the three part Channel 4 series , which takes a look at the underbelly of the US , with Jack Barth , who also collaborated on a book called Roadside America .
4 Jan Orchard takes a look at the models on the market and explains how a dishwasher can save you money as well as time
5 Next month : Stuart Quarrie takes a look at the beat .
6 Marie Murphy then provides a musical interlude with her essay ‘ Down To The Woods ’ , in which she takes a look at the career of that great Ulster songwriter , the late Jimmy Kennedy .
7 James Boyd takes a look at the Foutaine Pajot Antigua 37 catamaran .
8 Here Jackie Annesley takes a look at the magazine 's preoccupation with tiny tots and gives some of this year 's best examples an ‘ ooh , aah ’ rating on the TODAY gushometer seen alongside their snapshots .
9 Lynne Patterson takes a look at the Wyse 386SSX/25C and is suitably impressed .
10 If you want to understand Theology , you 'd better take a gander at the Demonology too …
11 However , I think I 'd better take a peep at the excavations .
12 While the Secretary of State is looking at that , however , will he also take a look at the idiots who race through these roadworks ?
13 I hope you will take a look at the document and do whatever you can to ensure its recommendations are taken up in the final version of the regulations .
14 But you can take a look at the instructions ; if you select the Reveal Codes menu option , the screen splits in two , with the formatting codes revealed in the lower screen .
15 ‘ And before you left , did you take a look at the mess you 'd created ? ’
16 ‘ Let's take a look at the rest of Main Street . ’
17 I saw him take a look at the boat-house first , then , when I suppose he saw you were n't home , he went up towards the house , and after a bit he came back with a bag , you know , like Santa Claus , slung over his shoulder .
18 It was Diane who proposed that they should go over and take a look at the labs where Jenner had worked and Reynolds agreed , more than a little relieved that they were returning to the main subject ; he was made uncomfortable by Diane 's self revelation and the way in which it had begun to erode his easy preconceptions of her and her ‘ type ’ .
19 Let's take a look at the changes the Trusts , under N H S Trusts , staff can adapt their services more easily to suit the needs of local people .
20 Let's take a look at the scale harmonised in triads …
21 Why do n't you hop up on to the examination couch and I 'll just take a quick listen to baby 's heart and take your blood pressure , then afterwards I 'm sure Sister will be only too happy to show you around our labour ward and let you take a look at the facilities we have available .
22 For the moment let us take a look at the fortunes of the professionals , mostly unsung and unremembered , who played cricket or football for pay .
23 And then perhaps you would care to call back at noon and we can take a look at the city . ’
24 Goibniu remembered that Gnomes were reportedly extremely greedy , but said they would take a look at the designs now , if the Gnomes were quite ready , thus galvanising the Gnomes into anxious industry , resulting in much unpacking of knapsacks and unrolling of parchments and remarks such as , ‘ Who 's got the plan of the turquoise bracelet ? ’ and ‘ Why did we bring along four sketches for the everyday silver tiara ? ’ and ‘ Flaherty 's sitting on the Coronation sceptre ! ’
25 Having considered the tape formats , now let's take a look at the camcorders that use the tapes .
26 Could you let us know the application number so we can take a look at the file ?
27 If you 're in search of Christmas presents with a classic look this year , why not take a look at the Sanderson range of festive gifts ?
28 Well , it seems that you 'd like to go and take a look at the place and the people before you make your mind up ; and I suppose that 's only right .
29 For example the interviewer may preface a clutch of questions with a general phrase such as , ‘ I 'd like to talk a little about your home background ’ , or ‘ Let's take a look at the sort of experience you have had in the retail business ’ , so that you will find yourself keeping your answers to the subsequent questions pertinent to the area in which the interviewer is interested and do not wander off the point .
30 Let's then just turn our attention to the facilities in this country , the sort of things you 've heard Stan saying here in the studio that there 's a lot to offer in this country , lot 's of different kinds of scenery , lot 's of different types of attractions , but let's just take a look at the sort of facilities that are available in this country .
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