Example sentences of "he [modal v] look at [art] " in BNC.

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1 If the hon. Gentleman wants to find a worse record in Scotland for waiting lists , he should look at the waiting lists that were left to us by the previous Labour Government .
2 He had thought he could look at a picture of Wyvis Hall , a photograph he had taken himself with a cheap camera Zosie had stolen , with equanimity and even a rueful amusement , but it appeared he could not .
3 And then I , well if it 's really income he needs , I thought he could look at an equities portfolio for the eighty thousand , say , forty thousand in er groceries and forty thousand in pharmaceutical .
4 He 'd look at a problem and come up with a totally different answer to the one you 'd expect …
5 And we used to get very worked up about it , and then we went down to fetch our wages , and the older ones were always going to complain , but this erm tt er son of the people , he used to look at the factory clock opposite , and it would be half past three , and he 'd said , Right , I 'll pay you till three o'clock , and we 'll make it right next week .
6 Five feet three , immensely strong — ‘ could pick up a thirteen-stone man by the seat of his pants ’ — a craftsman collier — ‘ he would look at the seam of coal … take a Number Two mandrel [ a half-headed pick ] and if he hit it just right , something like twenty tons of coal would fall out of the coal face ’ — and a man with a ‘ love of words , the longer the better ’ .
7 If the hon. Gentleman were interested in patient care , instead of opposing NHS trust proposals in principle , he would look at the merits of the proposals and decide whether they should go ahead on the basis of the interests of patient care — and that is precisely what my right hon. Friend will do .
8 As the hon. Gentleman obviously takes econometric models to bed with him , I wonder whether he would look at the implications of Liberal Democrat policy on one of the small industries to which his party is committed — the armed forces .
9 He will look at a piece of equipment to try to detect signs which indicate what is wrong .
10 And he will look at the plans for the oil refinery which he is destined to build on this land .
11 He will look at the premises as a whole , the fittings , facilities and equipment .
12 Some hon. Members will welcome the partial movement by the Secretary of State for Scotland in as much as we have had the enormous political death-bed confession that he will look at the Scottish situation .
13 Shop steward 's chairman who was one of a delegation of six who later had a meeting with Minister for Energy Tim Eggar , said : ‘ We were encouraged by the promises of support we got from the MPs and the Minister has said he will look at the pension scheme position . ’
14 precisely Mr Chairman if I could answer that the , the , the once the inspector comes back to the Fire Service and reports again and he is due back in June , we will then look at the matters he raises at that time and he will look at the progress report er what , what has happened since his last inspection and then we will have the opportunity to look at what the Inspector has , has to say after his visits , not very far away er , their Chief Officer will go on with this programme
15 John Reid has splashed out more than £1 million to buy a new home so he can look at the famous sign .
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