Example sentences of "[vb past] look [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | He even tried looking in the oven but Mrs Bird drove him out of her kitchen with her feather duster . |
| 2 | Reading was difficult for me , especially when it involved looking at the chalkboard , and I soon found myself being classed as ‘ thick ’ . |
| 3 | The authorities promised to look into the complaints in order to defuse the situation . |
| 4 | The sit-in at Beishida ( shortened form of the university 's name ) caused some tension , but eventually the college principal promised to look into the matter . |
| 5 | Councillor Mrs. B. Brereton promised to look into the appropriate portfolio . |
| 6 | Councillor Mrs. B. Brereton promised to look into the appropriate portfolio . |
| 7 | The leader of the Commons , Tony Newton , promised to look into the issue . |
| 8 | The Merseyside Passenger Transport Executive promised to look into the hold-ups . |
| 9 | They promised ta tax cuts , they promised to cut crime , they promised to look after the environment , they promised to improve e education , they promised to improve the the democratic process , they 're now the party of careful housekeeping . |
| 10 | He bent to look at the fastening , then picked up one of the white stones and struck ; the glass tinkled thinly , a horrible sound . |
| 11 | He squirmed uncomfortably on the damp stone , and tried to look on the bright side . |
| 12 | I tried to look at the scenery . |
| 13 | She tried to look at the thing calmly and sensibly , tried not to be aware of Deana and Sarah whispering at a table only a few yards distant , but felt too hurt and shocked to be rational . |
| 14 | She passed Seb Smith 's house one evening in the spring , taking a new route when exercising Midnight , and stopped to look over the hedge ( too high for nosers on foot ) into the Smith grounds . |
| 15 | Edouard was on horseback ; he stopped to look at the child , who was about eight or nine years old , and exceptionally beautiful . |
| 16 | If only one stopped to look at the shape of the garment and the stitch used , it might well be just what we have been looking for ! |
| 17 | She stopped to look at the two houses , Brier and Rose , like identical twins wearing slightly different clothing so that one could tell them apart . |
| 18 | If people stopped to look at the borders alongside the house he would be perfectly charming ; if they did n't he would n't bother them . |
| 19 | He stopped to look at the house and saw below it , on the shore , a large rectangular basin which seemed to have been blasted out of the rock at the foot of the cliff . |
| 20 | ‘ We toured the Transport Museum , ’ said Peter , ‘ and Alexander Karaulov and I stopped to look at the autogyro on display . |
| 21 | I stopped to look at the shore . |
| 22 | ‘ What happened , ’ says an attendant parent , ‘ is that our defence stopped to look at the train . |
| 23 | we went to Trafalgar Square and we stopped to look at the pigeons and we 'd moved on and I , I suddenly realised I had n't got Vicky with me , so I looked all round , could n't see him , had to go right back to Trafalgar Square and he was still looking at the pigeons |
| 24 | As usual they walked past the toy shop and Pete stopped to look in the window . |
| 25 | She spotted a telephone kiosk , and stopped to look in the telephone directory . |
| 26 | After discussion with the therapist , Tony agreed to start searching for another job more systematically ; he proposed to look at the local newspapers twice a week for possible job vacancies . |
| 27 | I moved to look for the girl . |
| 28 | She paused in front of Barnes and Noble and pretended to look at the book display in the window . |
| 29 | The man stood very close to her , pretended to look in the window , advanced with a curious sideways movement and said — |
| 30 | Golf professionals sold equipment , gave lessons , and sometimes helped to look after the course . |