Example sentences of "look [adv prt] at [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | She knew it came from far back , because she felt so tiny on the rug , looking up at huge shapes . |
| 2 | ‘ I stood beside the drill and kept looking up at this line we had just made ; and it was like a gun-barrel . |
| 3 | I can see part of Horse Guards Parade almost see myself standing there the other afternoon , looking up at these windows , still ignorant of what I was looking at . |
| 4 | For soon after descending from their international express at Zurich 's main station , new arrivals may be standing on the bridge where Zurich 's river , the Limmat , joins its lake , the Zurichsee , looking up at green fields and trees , at ancient towers , or perhaps down-lake to a wide expanse of blue water criss-crossed by the wakes of pleasure steamers , decorated by the white sails of holidaying yachtsmen . |
| 5 | But she thought , looking back at that pewter sky and narrow saffron afterglow as the Aston Martin purred into life and shot away at speed : Yes , individuals do ! |
| 6 | Looking back at that period , the crucial difference in Conservative politicians was between those who thought that the last twenty or thirty years had not been too bad , and who were sceptical that anything better could be achieved , and those who hoped that something better could be won and saw the last quarter of a century as a slow but steady decline . |
| 7 | Looking back at regular intervals to see if the stranger was following , eventually they reached the access to the street but the guide was astonished to find the man had vanished into thin air . |
| 8 | This was predictable , though , looking back at historical evidence relating to a Friday Christmas . |
| 9 | Looking back at those debates on how we could fill in the time on our hands , the novelist Herbert Gold reflected that the Fifties were a time of ‘ happy people with happy problems ’ . |
| 10 | I 'm sure our successors will be looking back at those acquisitions as good ones ! |
| 11 | Looking back at this time , Nigel was surprisingly patient , but he was worried that , if he did n't improve , he 'd be unable to help with the move as almost any movement of his right arm increased his suffering . |
| 12 | Looking back at this morning — any early mist patches soon cleared and although it was a dry staert everywhere , it has remained cloudy . |
| 13 | One of my favourite places for working was on the roof tops , drawing city views , or by high open windows , looking out at architectural details . |
| 14 | So instead of automatically going to the timber yard and buying new timber , how about looking around at potential sources of second-hand timber and giving the poor old environment a helping hand ? |
| 15 | The pupils all began looking round at each other and Mildred knew there was little time before someone recognized her . |
| 16 | ‘ Look up at those cliffs now , ’ he murmured , pointing a casual finger towards the towering limestone rocks on their right , with the waves breaking in plumes of white spray at their base . |
| 17 | The general message was not to look back at past crimes but forward to a more worthwhile place in society . |
| 18 | If we fail to take this opportunity Mr Mayor , as I as I feel we are about to do I am a hundred percent convinced that in years to come people will look back at this year , or however long it happens to be and say they missed out on a golden opportunity to make social , to make more houses and to make social housing better in this city and across the country . |
| 19 | ‘ Although it was horrible to lose my titles , I look back at that fight as a great experience . ’ |
| 20 | Nowadays , when we look back at old photographs and films of the 1950s rock and roll craze , and the Teddy Boys , it is easy to wonder what all the fuss was about . |
| 21 | As you read through a book or long article , pause after each chapter or section and look back at any notes you have taken . |
| 22 | If you look back at any year you only get ten or 20 good records and they 're not likely to be all in one week . ’ |
| 23 | Look back at any crises which occurred over the last few years . |
| 24 | A look back at programmed learning shows how the concept began to arise . |
| 25 | Rincewind looked up at grinning men . |
| 26 | Adam opened his eyes and looked up at Curly Top . |
| 27 | Ari looked up at this prompt . |