Example sentences of "[adj] to look [prep] the [noun] [conj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | How exciting to look at the costumes and have the impression that one is wearing them , or see one 's own face adorned with the ear-rings on display . |
| 2 | As long as I know that I 'm right er and say well I 'm quite willing to look at the figures that you 've been given , but these are the figures that are right but I will look at them erm and I , and I certainly would n't er confront it much more than that . |
| 3 | In the field of training we must always be prepared to look to the future and , if considered necessary , modify our teaching procedures . |
| 4 | At least in what other poorer women were telling me , when it came to after work and weekends the men were quite the women were prepared to look after the children and felt it was their role to look after the children while the man was at work ; when the man came back he continued to feel that the woman should look after the children erm for the rest of the time , and the idea of a shared child care arrangement did not operate in at least a number of the families that I talked to and had been one of the causes of the breakdown of the marriage and one of the precipitating factors in the man physically abusing the woman . |
| 5 | For example , if the adult holds an object , such as a doll , in the child 's line of gaze , the child is likely to look at the object and then immediately glance at the adult 's face to check that they are looking at the same thing . |
| 6 | It is also useful to look at the bibliography or index to see what it includes and what it misses out . |
| 7 | For example , in a fast-moving train it is better to look at the horizon than at the close landscape — it is even better to avoid looking out of the window . |
| 8 | Free Radio supporters will be able to look over the vessel and meet DJs . |
| 9 | So this will actually influence you , because you 'll be able to look through the brochures and see which of those groups it 's being targeted at . |
| 10 | I also like the idea of being able to look through the window and see people walking by , a bit of activity . |
| 11 | Even so , he was able to look at the fireglow of the Chariot , and he was able to look into the light and see the salamanders with their wise faces and their eyes filled with ancient knowledge . |
| 12 | Any lawyer who can not find a book will be able to look at the card and see who has taken it . |
| 13 | He 'd buy a house for Penny 's mum , a big , big house and then they 'd sell it again and he left every bit of the money to Dionne , so she 'll be able to look after the child when she gets twenty-one and that , but now |
| 14 | This is often the big one , the big step , to be able to look in the mirror and say ‘ I am angry ’ . |
| 15 | It is important to look at the balance that has been struck and at how much varnish — subjective commentary , for instance — has been applied . |
| 16 | They are particularly concerned to look for the policy and party political consequences of events and policies . |