Example sentences of "[noun sg] [conj] look [adv] " in BNC.
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| 1 | In the sixteen months between Britain 's application and its rejection by de Gaulle , a body of opinion was created in Whitehall and amongst the electorate that looked forward to Britain becoming more closely linked to Europe for a variety of reasons ; one of which was to reduce America 's dominance in the West 's military affairs . |
| 2 | There the Shah worked in a large salon that looked out through tall windows on to the city below . |
| 3 | Her hand hovered above his neck that looked so defenceless . |
| 4 | Grout is usually white , but you can buy coloured grout if you want to make a feature of the grout lines ( an effect that looks best with plain or fairly neutral patterned tiles ) . |
| 5 | The result is a fabric that looks very similar to Full Fisherman 's Rib from one side , but different on the other . |
| 6 | However , if , after casting on , you rearrange the needles on the ribber bed to a 1×1 , then you can use four-ply with the benefit of ‘ no floats ’ and a fabric that looks more like single bed Fair Isle . |
| 7 | And remember that the benefits wo n't usually change with inflation — so a figure that looks more like a telephone number now than a pension may be much smaller , in real terms , when you retire . |
| 8 | Appropriately enough , we met in the Hominid Room of the Natural History museum , a light spacious rectangular chamber with a glass wall on one side that looks out on a grassy park . |
| 9 | In desperation he tugged of his wig and looked pleadingly at them . |
| 10 | This was a Greek theatre , hollowed out of the steep mountainside and looking out over one of the finest views in the world , with the sea far below on one side and , in the distance , Mount Etna . |
| 11 | I remember seeing the red card and looking up , there was 30,000 people jeering and I could see my dad in the front row of the directors ’ box . |
| 12 | ‘ A case for galoshes , ’ remarked the Substitute , tossing a cigar end out of the jeep and looking around at the steam rising slowly from the wet earth . |
| 13 | It had once been the master bedroom and looked out on the woods to the east . |
| 14 | A real fifties style , it was made of very thin ciré and looked almost like a dress , with its circular skirt and stand-up collar . |
| 15 | Mr Simons slumped down in his worn seat and looked up at me expectantly . |
| 16 | Melissa shifted in her seat and looked down at her hands . |
| 17 | He sat the boy on a seat and looked down his throat . |
| 18 | By then the noise of the avalanche had died away , only the echoes of it reverberating across the valley , and when I shifted into the driving seat and looked back , the road behind us had ceased to exist . |
| 19 | Donna swivelled in her seat and looked across towards the bed . |
| 20 | ‘ I think so , ’ she said , straightening in her seat and looking around like someone who 'd fallen asleep on a long journey and awoken in an unfamiliar place . |
| 21 | " Ah , " Mr Starke said , sitting forward in his seat and looking more interested , " you resigned ? " |
| 22 | Sorvino glanced at his observer and saw that he was half-turned in his seat and looking out towards the back of the car . |
| 23 | Marie blocked the picture of Madge 's face out of her mind and looked up guiltily . |
| 24 | If quick decisions are needed , say during the sales , then at least work out the approximate size of the spaces you have in mind and look out for pieces of furniture that will best fit into them . |
| 25 | After turning the sausages and prodding the briquettes again he rested his arms on the railing and looked out over Central Park , his eyes screwed up against the sun even though he was wearing a pair of prescription sunglasses . |
| 26 | As he craned his neck and looked up to his right , Mungo 's heart beat faster . |
| 27 | The elegant one turned the neatly-coiffed head on her long neck and looked apprehensively around the room , careful to suppress her alarm at the primitive scene into which she had intruded . |
| 28 | " Many happy returns , " he said to himself , then suddenly gulped as he put his hand to his mouth and looked around . |
| 29 | The priest made a rude sound with his mouth and looked away . |
| 30 | She sticks the cigarette in her mouth and looks around for matches . |