Example sentences of "look into the [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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1 | He had looked into the other world , and he had been caught peering through . |
2 | And the reason why the Greeks should have needed such consolation is that in their Dionysiac ecstasies they had looked into the painful essence of life . |
3 | She had looked into the midnight-dark eyes and it had n't seemed to matter at all that the plaza was a very busy place . |
4 | Herefordshire Friends of the Earth have looked into the Green Cone Scheme … and given them a guarded welcome : |
5 | I gather you 've looked into the whole thing . ’ |
6 | City lights Rowan Moore looks into the future metropolis ; Douglas Kennedy travels down Broadway with Nik Cohn |
7 | Glad that her limited knowledge of Danish included an apology , she blinked away her tears , raising her eyes to the stranger 's face and freezing as completely as Lot 's wife as she found herself looking into the ice-blue eyes of the man she loved . |
8 | Pay good attention and show that you are listening by nodding and looking into the other person 's eyes , but not staring . |
9 | A working party whose members are drawn from the Society of Practitioners of Insolvency , the Institute , the Scottish Institute and the Law Society , is looking into the future VAT control of insolvent traders . |
10 | And then he stands and watches , fists held up before him in prayer , looking into the round moon shining over the rim of the stadium behind the goal posts . |
11 | Agnes pulled herself up straighter in the chair and , looking into the broad face , she said , ‘ Your son has been seeing my sister clandestinely . ’ |
12 | Following our discussions , I have been looking into the financial aspects of the timeshare proposal . |
13 | At that time of the season all the players , even the stars , were looking into the assistant secretary 's office almost every day , asking if there was any news of their contracts . |
14 | At one time it was quite obvious that his main sponsor , Essex Petroleum , run by the flamboyant American ex-decorator and former Brussels bus-boy , David Thieme , was in some sort of dire trouble and that this trouble was bound to affect Team Lotus as it did ; Chapman knew I was looking into the complex affairs of Thieme and Thieme 's longstanding relations with Lotus . |
15 | Under the direction of the project assistant Nigel Stockill , the team is looking into the complex biomechanics of one of cricket 's most compelling activities — fast bowling . |
16 | From here you are looking into the rear windows of Whitehall . |
17 | It also reported that the Regional Council was looking into the possible benefits of introducing a Geographical Information System ( GIS ) as a corporate resource and that road accident statistics was one of the pilot study areas . |
18 | The last time she had woken from sleep it had been to find herself looking into the blue eyes of a dangerous enemy ; now the enemy was a friend . |
19 | When I look at a natural object for a long time , like looking into the burning embers and the flames of a fire , there appears a new vision or facet of that object or a new way of seeing it in relationship to some other world of thought . |
20 | However old or ill one might be , there is something healing and comforting about stroking the soft fur of a purring cat or looking into the trusting eyes of a faithful dog . |
21 | His head rested on the pillow at an unusual angle , the chin tilted abnormally high , so that , from the foot of the bed , Richard was looking into the dark pits of his nostrils . |
22 | Looking into the yawning mouth of the trap with the moonlight flickering on the wet slimy seaweed within , was not unlike looking down the throat of some attacking monster . |
23 | ‘ It smells of rotten mortality , ’ said Finn , looking into the invisible distance . |
24 | The feeling of fear had subsided somewhat and I remembered looking into the rubble-strewn backyards and thinking how sad it was that they were now in ruin , as last time I was at the station they were occupied . |
25 | ‘ You 're looking into the local angle ? ’ |
26 | Surely , as a society , we need to begin by looking into the social training of our young people . |
27 | Welcome back : Now we continue our series looking into the unique regime that operates behind the walls of Grendon prison . |
28 | Jess waited for her to make something out of her small success , but she did n't and sat with folded hands looking into the ever-changing flames licking round the coal . |
29 | A sound had her spinning round and she found herself looking into the astonished eyes of Marie as the girl slid from her bicycle and walked forwards to confront her . |
30 | Then he lay there gasping and looking into the unreadable eyes of Isay . |