Example sentences of "[adv] to look [prep] the [adj] [noun] " in BNC.

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1 One has only to look at the economic forecasts .
2 One has only to look at the new jobs created and investment .
3 We have only to look at the disciplinary background of vice-chancellors over the past 30 years to see evidence of the modern superior position of science and technology .
4 If this all sounds a bit old-fashioned and too good to be true , you have only to look at the happy faces of these children who thoroughly enjoy spending their weekends mucking out , cleaning tack and grooming , while waiting their turn to ride .
5 It is grosser than in any European country and you have only to look down the nearest street to see it .
6 Then more feet , the slam of a door , the surge of power as the Rover shot away to look at the next corner .
7 As Pavel stepped out onto the asphalt , he could see the take off of a Cathay Pacific 747 through the chainlink and across a few hundred feet of grass ; it seemed shockingly , dangerously close , and he turned his face away to look toward the main building .
8 It would be unsatisfying just to look at the ultimate refinement of their natures ; the picture becomes too perfect and stylized .
9 Rachel froze on the bottom stair , heart stopping , and her head turned slowly to look at the pretty amah .
10 Now if anyone like to look at the present day and er pension book , they 'll discover that since then , for the last three years , they 've done the people of this country out of one week 's pension every year .
11 I have of course had the advantage of considering this matter er previously , and I have had the chance also to look at the various objections that have been made .
12 But , instead of being able to sit back and enjoy this baby , she has also to look after the other children who may only just have left the baby stage themselves .
13 Now to look on the bright side of ffeatherstonehaugh 's , I 've a few more lines of Rochester for you :
14 Forester moved the machine aside and leaned forward to look into the dark space that was uncovered .
15 It is helpful therefore to look at the pre-1991 case law to understand how the welfare principle operates in practice .
16 Microwave background detectors overlap in wavelength with millimetre waves and radio , but are designed specifically to look at the all-sky background emitted by gas soon after the big bang .
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