Example sentences of "look [adj] at the [noun sg] " in BNC.

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1 ’ He still looks horrified at the idea of it .
2 He looks tired at the moment .
3 Tod looks first at the face ; then the breasts ; then the lower abdomen .
4 He looks alright at the minute I mean they go on about him , but he looks after
5 She also was looking brave at the prospect of three weeks in the summer without their regular Thursday table at the ‘ Dolce Vita ’ near his office in the City .
6 He watched her making her way through the crowds on the pavement outside Lewis 's already looking bored at the prospect of spending her grandfather 's money .
7 It 's looking promising at the moment , we 've had a lot of support from the people of Didcot , er a number of companies have made donations , T N T express have given us a van to er transport the bikes to the start/finish , and Denton Cycles spares for the bikes if we break down , punctures being the worst
8 ‘ What 'll you have , then ? ’ asked Bill heartily , and then , with his odd alternations of mood on him : ‘ What 'll it be ? ’ quite mournfully , and looking bewildered at the array of bottles .
9 All it contained were the table and two wooden chairs , one of which Hall now gripped the back of , looking first at the policeman then at Scott .
10 Looking first at the mechanism of the separation process ( a ) ; in simple terms , the large molecules , which occupy the greatest effective volume in solution , are excluded from the smaller pore sizes in the gel and pass quickly through the larger channels between the gel particles .
11 It continues the examination of the behavioural determinants of demand , by looking first at the role and significance of social class .
12 WALES captain Andrew Puddle led by example in his side 's six-wicket Minor Counties win over Dorset at Cherborne School — a victory that did n't look possible at the start of play on the second day .
13 mm er yeah they should be done by Friday I should think cos if all they 're doing is putting a coping edge on it 'll make it look nicer at the back .
14 Before considering the development of insider trading at a federal level , let us look first at the position at common law .
15 Let's look first at the system as the source of the problem , he says .
16 For further empirical proof of the theoretical pudding , let us look first at the French , and then at the Italian achievements .
17 We look first at the way the main block of money is allocated .
18 In what follows , we look first at the market in British government securities and then consider the market for other sterling bonds .
19 We look first at the agreement problem , and come to the punctuation problem as part of a more general discussion of punctuation .
20 To fully understand the workings of Sage accounting software , you have to look first at the DOS versions it already has under its belt .
21 With the possible exception of Mrs Major , who has to struggle not to look cheerful at the mention of leaving 10 Downing Street , and Sir Denis Thatcher ( ’ I 'm so bloody glad we 're not doing it this time ’ ) , every good political consort must learn how to be a good loser .
22 ‘ Was n't that a good day , ’ Finch said , closing his eyes in commemoration and then opening them to look fierce at the effrontery of somebody 's making up his dream .
23 Look close at the surface , You
24 I always think they look lovely at the show . ’
25 Some are busily scribbling down every word she utters , others are watching her quizzically , chewing the ends of their ballpoints , and those who looked bored at the outset are now staring vacantly out of the window or diligently chiselling their initials into the lecture-room furniture .
26 Both sisters looked alarmed at the thought of possible further deterioration .
27 Like them , she looked dazzling at the show in Birmingham .
28 It all looked good at the start , but trouble came when Steve White went into a challenge with Brentford 's Keith Millen .
29 No wonder they looked tired at the end .
30 Her father John said : ‘ Carol looked beautiful at the wedding and I was the proudest dad in the world .
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