Example sentences of "[adj] [noun] look [adv prt] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Divisional commandant George Kane said : ‘ Classes can help women be more aware of their surroundings , to know what possible dangers to look out for and to be more confident when out alone . ’ |
| 2 | Divisional commandant George Kane said : ‘ These classes can help women be more aware of their surroundings , to know what possible dangers to look out for and to be more confident when out alone . ’ |
| 3 | So my visits to the Ainsworth home were frequent but undemanding , and I had ample opportunity to look out for the little cat which had intrigued me . |
| 4 | A row of yellow , baleful eyes looked down from the darkness among the rafters . |
| 5 | From under fierce black brows a pair of hazel eyes looked out calculatingly at the impersonal kitchen , made spotless by the ministrations of a Dutch cleaning lady . |
| 6 | A tall Egyptian looked over , saw Paul and waved his hand . |
| 7 | She could imagine what he looked like : dark , slightly wavy hair and blue eyes , the right eyes to look out over the miles of sea all around him . |
| 8 | The children were the first to greet me , their brown eyes looking up , asking silently and then audibly for presents , knowing that my cases must hold something for each of them , if only a ribbon or a sweet . |
| 9 | Columbus sees none of it , not the land 's fertility nor the sudden barrenness of the vanquished castles looking down from their pinnacles . |
| 10 | Silver-gilt hair flowed behind her , clear eyes looked out at the world and her fresh skin was tinted with delicate colour . |
| 11 | I thought again of the Sacrifice Poles ; more deliberately this time , picturing each one in turn , remembering their positions and their components , seeing in my mind what those sightless eyes looked out to , and flicking through each view like a security guard changing cameras on a monitor screen . |
| 12 | A different Katherine looked out at her from the mirror . |
| 13 | The old lady looked up at her . |
| 14 | The French boy looked up sharply at his father , but the familiar expressionless mask had already settled back on his face . |
| 15 | Its beauty lies not in its architecture , but in the magnificence of its views as it sits in splendid isolation on top of a steep hill looking down the unencumbered views across fields , moors and woodland to the river valleys of the Wye and Elan . |
| 16 | The door opened an inch and a yellow and brown eye looked out . |
| 17 | ‘ Sausage ! ’ said Breeze , and her peculiar pet looked up and winked . |
| 18 | Ms Johnston uses the world war as a springboard into other conflicts ; that between England and Ireland ; between Ireland north and south , and even within the south itself , as the English officers look down on the Irish men , and the northern Irish sergeant barely conceals his contempt for the southern Catholics in his ranks . |
| 19 | Old Red looked up from the floor , and glanced at me before answering . |
| 20 | People at nearby tables looked round . |
| 21 | With engine running and the faithful mechanic looking on , St George on his white charger within a protective halo of glory looks on ! |
| 22 | The old woman looked round at the child and smiled , suddenly touched . |
| 23 | A 97 year old woman looks back to pre-First World War Vienna and an extraordinary life , even if a fair amount of it is fabricated . |
| 24 | It was rather pathetic , like an ageing colonel looking back on the days of Empire . |
| 25 | When doing top lashes look down into your mirror so it 's just under your nose . |
| 26 | This government must not be allowed to dismantle our NHS while the academics and social scientists look on . |
| 27 | The old man looked up , vaguely waving his teapot , an expression of simpering apprehension on his face . |
| 28 | Craning his neck , the old man looked up at his stepson . |
| 29 | The old man looked up and asked his name . |
| 30 | The old man looked up the staircase in front of them . |