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

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1 Other names who have looked at the centre but are still undecided about taking space in the scheme include : Holland & Barrett , Next , Phone-in , Northern Electric , Superdrug , Foster Menswear , Adams , Rage Footwear , Northern Goldsmiths and Options .
2 ‘ We were looking at the issue but there was no commitment from us , ’ said a senior British official .
3 It was Barron who had made a show of looking at the figures but it was MacQuillan who had screamed at Pascoe down the telephone accusing him of fraud .
4 He was looking at the bin but she did n't know whether he had seen her or not .
5 All three features are designed to convey that Henry is not just looking at the roots but reflecting on them and struggling to think what it is they bring to mind .
6 I did n't look at the denomination but there was no doubt it would have been high .
7 I do n't particularly look at the shed but there you are .
8 He did n't look at the boy but stared instead at a potted palm withering in its tub beside the grand piano on the rostrum .
9 People are encouraged to look at the wills but constant handling was putting them in jeopardy .
10 ‘ It was second nature to look at the linesman but I knew I was on . ’
11 He says that Murray Johnstone looked at the idea but concluded that : ‘ There did n't seem to be much sense in launching a common investment fund .
12 Anyway , I come in ah , I went int kitchen , and I thought oh , there 's a loaf out of freezer , and I looked at the loaf but there 's only about four sandwiches in it .
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