Example sentences of "look in the [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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1 | I said to our Pam , Terry has n't looked in the bloody door . |
2 | They may be of course , but we may not have looked in the right place yet to find that . |
3 | Certainly she had seen something moving in the forest that day on Ridgery Steep , something fairly large , something white , and Allen had failed to see it ; but then it was possible that he had not looked in the right spot at the right moment and that his failure to see it was an accident . |
4 | the information there appears that there should be private companies I actually have n't looked in the Yellow Pages yet actually I should do that and you know and yeah |
5 | I suggest that the hon. Gentleman looks in the right telephone directory . |
6 | Criteria referencing , on the other hand , looks in the written scripts for evidence of what the candidates actually know and can do , and marks are allocated on these grounds . |
7 | Each year the amount has gone up by inflation , and yet we see something approaching thirty thousand underspent on previous years , and here we are looking in the first year of this council to a , a , at least a five percent overspend and er , I wonder if we 've erm , excluded the time when there were n't many meetings at the beginning if we would n't have seen a considerably larger overspend . |
8 | So you were looking in the first place ! |
9 | Out of a crop of precocious back division talent to whom Scotland will looking in the not-too-distant future , Gregor Peter John Townsend , who will not be 19 until April 26 , presents an amalgam of skill , pace and learning capacity that mark him as one of specially exciting potential . |
10 | if I may give you a word of advice , you may think it 's rude , but when Mr is asking questions try not to turn down towards him , if you try and face across the jury , that 's what carries the voice if you 're looking at them , if you turn to your left , a bit of your head goes down a bit , it 's only natural , you 're not as used to courts as Mr is , er , he , he , your , it , your voice smothers , it 's not a question of shouting it 's just looking in the right direction , yes Mr go on |
11 | But first of all in terms of a precedency attitude I hope I 'm looking in the right place ? |
12 | Looking in the long mirror , she was satisfied with the tailored , dark-grey worsted suit and simple white blouse , the black suede courts , white gloves , and sleek , long black umbrella . |
13 | Well if we 're looking in the wrong Emmy , if we 're looking at at general er spread-shot advertising , i we 're in a market which is much tougher than we we sometimes appreciate . |
14 | But perhaps we are looking in the wrong direction . |
15 | In fact I think the people who are looking in the direction of change in terms of parent governors and P T As etcetera are , I think looking in the wrong direction . |
16 | Good , fine , I 'm not surprised , I was looking in the wrong rate book was n't I ? |
17 | The third time she saw it Allen was with her but he must have been looking in the wrong place , for he did n't see it although she did n't understand how that could be . |
18 | If you ca n't find the right staff , perhaps you 're looking in the wrong place . |
19 | This suggests , once again , that comprehension experiments may have been looking in the wrong place for evidence of young children 's linguistic competence . |
20 | Eh she looking in the large child ? because they shrink a bit in the wash . |
21 | They turned and waited silently as Jackie Tiptoe 's distinctive shape , looking in the queer light more than ever like a gargoyle escaped from a cathedral , made its way across the grass with a swift , hiccupping run . |
22 | later that day , looking in the Pennine Alps Central guidebook we saw it was n't technically hard [ PD7plusmn ; ( about V Diff ) ] but was committing , a long way from base and a bad spot to be when the weather breaks . |
23 | It did n't take long to get Graham 's eyes looking in the same direction . |
24 | Saint-Exupéry said that ‘ loving someone does not mean looking into each other 's eyes , but looking in the same direction together . ’ |
25 | In fact love has been defined as not looking at each other , but looking in the same direction . |
26 | the 26 students seeking employment were looking in the same kinds of business areas as those who had been more successful in job search ; |
27 | ‘ Look in the late news . ’ |
28 | In which case , since Copenhagen is n't the biggest capital in Europe , the chances are that if we look in the right places we 'll find them sooner or later ! ’ |
29 | Erm it 's surprising what you get in here if you look in the right places . |
30 | ‘ Look in the inside zip pocket . ’ |