Example sentences of "and look [adv prt] [prep] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The garden is pretty and looks out onto six acres of fields and a copse , and contains a tennis court which guests are welcome to use . |
| 2 | He follows a hill-track on his journey home , and looks out with startled pleasure when the coastal plain emerges below him . |
| 3 | Had he woken up and looked out of one of the bedroom windows he would have seen his wife in the moonlight pulling desperately at the handle on a manhole cover . |
| 4 | We discussed erm erm other places for people to meet et cetera has actually been closed down , some some problem with the is n't it , erm but they ca n't use it for the public so erm that was , it was just left that we 'll have another meeting in March and looking around for alternative places to meet , but that 's all to report on that . |
| 5 | Several unions , conscious that their membership had fallen in recent years and looking round for new areas of recruitment , homed in on " non-standard " workers . |
| 6 | He soon spotted several well-dressed young women who strolled up and down their particular stretch of pavement , faltering and looking up with decorous winsomeness when a likely man passed . |
| 7 | She was shortish and had an attractive way of cocking her head on one side and looking up with big dark eyes and a wryly amused smile . |
| 8 | This was a Greek theatre , hollowed out of the steep mountainside and looking out over one of the finest views in the world , with the sea far below on one side and , in the distance , Mount Etna . |
| 9 | This refers to concentrating on and looking out for specific details in the world around you . |
| 10 | This seems an effort to fit a cult-statue into a building with a sacrificial pit ; and though it was in profile that one saw these statues as one came in or went out , if one looked up as one passed under the beam which hid them , one saw them again , carved in very low relief on its underside , standing frontal and looking down at one : altogether an astonishing conception . |
| 11 | Once you have selected a possible field , move towards it , checking its size , slope and colour , and look out for possible wires on the approach . |
| 12 | And look out for more news concerning the dedicated vintage section of the show , which promises to showcase a multitude of lustworthy collectables for the delectation of the curious and the cognoscenti . |
| 13 | If you have a moisture meter , test the corners and centre of each wall just above the skirting board ; otherwise tap the plaster , feel with a dry hand for damp and coldness , and look out for loose wallpaper or flaking emulsion paint . |
| 14 | ‘ You can just see the sea from the nursery , ’ explains Prue , ‘ and if you stand on the loo and look out of that little window you can see all those cloverleaf intersections you drove over on the way in . |
| 15 | Mark the vital dates — July 15 to 18 — in your dairy today , and look out in future issues for more information . |
| 16 | The Scottish Mountaineering Club 's Munros book had warned of a false summit cairn , and if I had longed to see the view from Beinn Dorain , and look down on that road from which the young Gray had gazed upwards 25 years ago , I was going to be disappointed unless the mist lifted . |
| 17 | As you read through a book or long article , pause after each chapter or section and look back at any notes you have taken . |
| 18 | Instructors and senior pilots have a big responsibility to pass on their experience and knowledge and to look out for poor airmanship and flying techniques in others which could lead to mishaps in the future . |
| 19 | She tossed her plait over her shoulder and looked round at all the mess . |
| 20 | So , being a nosey bugger , which I am , I went into David 's room and looked around for some evidence of what actually might have happened that weekend because I was completely stunned . |
| 21 | He sucked in lungfuls of the cool fresh air and looked around for human habitation . |
| 22 | Farrar yelped at the sound of grinding bones , and looked around in dazed fury . |
| 23 | Adam opened his eyes and looked up at Curly Top . |
| 24 | Lloyd stopped tuning up Beeby 's legs and looked up in genuine surprise and then disgust . |
| 25 | He moved over to the window and looked out across rain-driven Wimbledon . |
| 26 | After turning the sausages and prodding the briquettes again he rested his arms on the railing and looked out over Central Park , his eyes screwed up against the sun even though he was wearing a pair of prescription sunglasses . |
| 27 | Nooty wandered miserably away from the group and looked down at one of the rails . |
| 28 | As they flew over the house and looked down on colourful gardens she could see a pool of some considerable size , glittering greenly in the sun , tubs of geraniums around it . |