Example sentences of "[modal v] look [prep] a [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Assuming that you decide that you wish to take things seriously and intend to acquire suitable equipment , you should look for a helicopter radio which has two idle-up systems , plus a throttle hold switch , with separate collective pitch adjustments on each . |
| 2 | To rid himself of some of the frustration , Wright , who I know and like , should look for a solution very close to Highbury in Alan Smith . |
| 3 | In general if an illness has appeared rapidly and vigorously over a matter of hours then one should look for a cause in the preceding few hours or day at the most . |
| 4 | If the money was there , I think we should look at a link . |
| 5 | ‘ If the money was there I think we should look at a link . ’ |
| 6 | If you can not have a separate freezer you should look at a refrigerator with maximum freezer space and capacious food storage compartments . |
| 7 | There are literally hundreds of these , and you should look at a catalogue of the Central Statistical Office to see what is available . |
| 8 | We must look for a scheme that will ensure that that does not happen again . |
| 9 | ‘ We must look for a compromise , ’ said Paul . |
| 10 | We must look for a way of establishing a relationship between the key of the record and its address , and using this relationship to retrieve the record rapidly . |
| 11 | If the non-Tory intelligentsia truly wants to do more than tinker in its own backyard , it must look for a route to power that can connect Cambridge with Basildon . |
| 12 | Philip , with tears running down his face with relief and joy , kissed his son as he dismounted from the horse , and said : ‘ Oh my son , you must look for a kingdom equal to and worthy of yourself , for Macedonia is too little for you ! ’ |
| 13 | You must look at a film of him and do all you can to emulate his behaviour . ’ |
| 14 | p. 121 ) ; ‘ Readability does n't mean that your picture must look like a poster , full of bold elements that can be perceived all at once . |
| 15 | To the Frenchmen behind , they must look like a couple of young lovers — youngish , anyway — who had stepped outside for a few minutes to admire the sights . |
| 16 | After an evening of work here , she felt she must look like a cod or haddock herself with dull eyes and open mouth . |
| 17 | We never washed it , never changed it , must look like a Jackson Pollock painting . ’ |
| 18 | I shall plan out what I propose to do on the farm for the next three years , season by season , and we 'll look for a ploughman to help with your new venture . |
| 19 | I 'll look for a doctor who suits me |
| 20 | ‘ I 'll look for a department store that sells dress material on the top floor . |
| 21 | ‘ You have them next weekend and I 'll look for a house . ’ |
| 22 | So I tell you what I 'll do : I 'll look into a couple things maybe call somebody — can you get back here after lunch ? |
| 23 | I 'll look like a girl . |
| 24 | I 'll look like a girl . ’ |
| 25 | Wo n't get picked up as a suspected drunk-driver , he 'll look like a rep getting an early start . ’ |
| 26 | ‘ There 'll be the most almighty fuss and I 'll look like a prize prick . |
| 27 | ‘ When you 've finished , it 'll look like a snooker table , ’ he said cheerfully , and , reversing deftly , he went back for the next lot . |
| 28 | She glanced briefly at Twoflower , as one might look at a piece of furniture , then glared down at the man on the bed . |
| 29 | And then , you know you think well erm , this sort of the area we 're going , I might look for a person , you know , particular types of person . |
| 30 | More precisely , we might look for a set of conditions or circumstances which lead to the expectation that Creole would be used in an interaction . |