Example sentences of "[coord] look [prep] a [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | In our view , we ought not to shut our eyes to these facts , or mask the dark sides of tsarist activities , or look for a justification for them in the need to protect Russian settlements from nomad onslaughts , and in the voevody 's disobedience to the tsar , etc . |
| 2 | People see advertisements out of the corner of their eye as they drive along a road or look through a newspaper or magazine ; they catch a glimpse of half a TV commercial round their wives ' or husbands ' broad backsides as the biscuits are brought in during a commercial break . |
| 3 | So beware of this deception , and look for a forecast with freezing levels of 3,500 metres or lower before tackling mountains with serious snow descents . |
| 4 | If we now look at the curve which shows the freon ratios in surface water and look for a ratio of two , and lining this up with the nought degree curve because we 're working with Antarctic water which of course is very cold , we can see that a ratio of two corresponds to the year nineteen fifty nine . |
| 5 | ‘ Give me time to go to the ruins and look for a sign of Harry . ’ |
| 6 | Mr Davey acknowledged that ‘ we each have our own commercial imperatives to follow ’ , and urged all groups ‘ to be realistic ; understand the imperatives of the other parties , and look for a deal or modus operandi that is stable and so gives both parties an acceptable result ’ . |
| 7 | Edward would come and live on Grace , which would save the rent he was paying on his rooms at present ; the girls , once they were not being prayed for at the grotto , would agree to go back to the nuns ; and with Tilda at school she could go out herself and look for a job . |
| 8 | Come out of prison and look for a living in 1978 ? |
| 9 | She 's going to get a job and look for a place of her own . ’ |
| 10 | Deeply grateful to Kathy , she said , ‘ Tomorrow I 'm going to pick up Josh , take the train to Warminster , and look for a place where we can start all over again . ’ |
| 11 | . If there are bits that you do n't understand and you 're having trouble , give me a phone , I think I put my phone number on the board , give me a ring at home , give me a ring at Aston or come and see me or go and chat to your friends or go go and look at a text book but if that does n't help , then come back , right ? |
| 12 | We test a new coated jacket and look at a brand new development in the field |
| 13 | If you got into trouble you were made to sit on a chair and look at a wall for twenty-four hours a day . |
| 14 | 'Go and stand on an upstairs mat and look under a cricket bat' , ‘ Look in a place where it is cold and you will find your pot of gold . ’ |
| 15 | Others draw back from legislation and look to a change in attitudes on the part of professionals and employers . |
| 16 | Casually stop and look in a shop window and see whether your suspect keeps walking or stops as well . |
| 17 | ‘ Moss stitch is best for ties otherwise they tend to curl up at the edges and look like a drain pipe . ’ |
| 18 | To discount the commentary or , worse , the story and look like a hawk at the passing background requires no little effort of concentration . |
| 19 | We also went to see the Museo do Pobo Galego , which has fascinating exhibits on rural life , including horréos or granaries , which are found in almost every country garden and look like a stone garden shed on stilts . |
| 20 | ‘ Try and look like a suitor , will you ? ’ |