Example sentences of "[pron] [vb past] look [prep] [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I avoided looking at the headless pigeon in the gutter . |
| 2 | I avoided looking at the thermometer . |
| 3 | Imagine my shock when , just as I 'd begun thumping the bottom of the big brown pot , I chanced to look inside the bin and there , half buried in rubbish , was Cymbeline 's red plastic teapot . |
| 4 | I tried to look at the scenery . |
| 5 | This seemed to me to be a pretty fair definition of hell , but I tried to look like a man who enjoyed such occasions . |
| 6 | I moved to look for the girl . |
| 7 | ‘ We toured the Transport Museum , ’ said Peter , ‘ and Alexander Karaulov and I stopped to look at the autogyro on display . |
| 8 | I stopped to look at the shore . |
| 9 | Er is I 'd looked at the using their machine build which I 've built in , |
| 10 | In my last year with Rangers I 'd looked after the S form signings — players like Ian Durrant and Derek Ferguson — but I knew I needed to see what life was like away from Ibrox . ’ |
| 11 | ‘ I came to look at the gravestone . ’ |
| 12 | I was determined to get him , and must have been concentrating so intently on his movements that , like a fool , I forgot to look in the mirror until it was too late . |
| 13 | ‘ The most extraordinary thing happened , ’ he explained , ‘ I was sitting here ( at his desk in Kensington palace ) , and I happened to look at the bookshelf , and my eyes settled on a book about Paracelsus . |
| 14 | I turned to look at the young man beside me , his long fingered hands resting on the steering wheel . |
| 15 | ‘ I turned to look at the retreating figures of my two friends , feeling unbearably isolated , and went to eat alone in the cafeteria . ’ |
| 16 | I turned to look through the windows . |
| 17 | ‘ I thought it was time I began looking like a human being , ’ she snapped . |
| 18 | So I began to look for a husband . |
| 19 | I decided to look at the local statistics for asthma deaths in West Cumbria from the public health department for the years 1980 to 1989 . |
| 20 | Well , when I was asked to speak to you today , I decided to look at the Oxford Dictionary 's definition of Community , which is joint ownership or liability . |
| 21 | I heard , when I started looking into the project at first that erm , the women used to do most of the weaving but you do n't actually do the weaving now , and they used to basically you know make up the , the larger part of the work force , is that the case now ? |
| 22 | I went looking for a quiet place to sit — while gazing with interest at the multi armed , three-breasted Salmo'kkan dancers being sinuous on a mini-stage when I was frozen in mid stride |
| 23 | I went looking at a house the other day and it backed on to a lake . |
| 24 | ‘ I went to look for a new car and the Lord said to me , ‘ Richie , you buy this car . |
| 25 | He was so frightened that I went to look for the animal . |
| 26 | He gained third place in the 1988 Ilford Photographic Awards Features category for one of those pictures , but jokes that on his arrival in Africa ‘ I kept looking for a cheque presentation because that 's all I was trained to do . ’ |
| 27 | I kept looking in the mirror but not , you understand , for traffic . |
| 28 | The feeling of fear had subsided somewhat and I remembered looking into the rubble-strewn backyards and thinking how sad it was that they were now in ruin , as last time I was at the station they were occupied . |
| 29 | I did look at the stripogram group because I was so horrified at the thought that they might do it again . |
| 30 | I did look at the plans , and a book on sled dog training , and promptly forgot the whole thing until reminded two or three weeks before the promised delivery date . |