Example sentences of "[vb past] to look [prep] [art] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Councillor Mrs. B. Brereton promised to look into the appropriate portfolio . |
| 2 | Councillor Mrs. B. Brereton promised to look into the appropriate portfolio . |
| 3 | He squirmed uncomfortably on the damp stone , and tried to look on the bright side . |
| 4 | In her day , Mrs Thatcher tried to look like a normal human being and went shopping . |
| 5 | After discussion with the therapist , Tony agreed to start searching for another job more systematically ; he proposed to look at the local newspapers twice a week for possible job vacancies . |
| 6 | the situa , perhaps it 's worth outlining how Litchfield came to look at the new settlement option , because it has some relevance to York |
| 7 | One evening Leopold Zborowski , a Polish poet , came to look at the modern paintings exhibited and was immediately taken by Modigliani 's remarkable talent . |
| 8 | He noted given unto a Newlands man who came to look at the supposed Wad Mine at Conistone 5s . " |
| 9 | As the light failed , it came to look like the mysterious seas on the moon . |
| 10 | Gone are the days when a hand-painted sign advertising a ‘ Real working farm experience ’ meant the townie parents paid £10 and got to look at an old plough while their children cuddled a fat , flop-eared rabbit . |
| 11 | So we agreed to look for a new approach " . |
| 12 | The interior of the bus was lit only by a small torch made to look like an old lamp , the type you see in Westerns , and from what I could see I was glad there was no more light . |
| 13 | In the wives ' hostel Jocelyn finished unpacking and turned to look at the other occupant of the room a pleasant woman of thirty five who had introduced herself as Jane Smith . |
| 14 | Laura turned to look at the other woman in astonishment . |
| 15 | It was seventeen years after President Kennedy 's assassination , twelve years since Bobby 's , but the idea was so powerful nobody turned to look at the shattered window or the stunned lad . |
| 16 | She turned to look at the rear clock . |
| 17 | I turned to look at the young man beside me , his long fingered hands resting on the steering wheel . |
| 18 | ‘ I turned to look at the retreating figures of my two friends , feeling unbearably isolated , and went to eat alone in the cafeteria . ’ |
| 19 | " Ah , excuse me , They both turned to look at the winding-stair door , where the small attendant was peeking round the side , most of its body hidden in the twisted darkness beyond . |
| 20 | And , repeating this like a charm : ‘ It was n't me ; it was n't me , ’ she turned to look at the red splashes on the wall . |
| 21 | SHE sat on the park bench waiting for Richard , her head turned to look towards the main gate . |
| 22 | His feet felt like lead and slowly , fearfully , he turned to look in the general direction of the voice . |
| 23 | His pacifism was couched in the violent language of subversion and revolution , and long before 1917 he began to look for a distinctive Scottish way out of the war . |
| 24 | But it was when he began finding the 26 mile 385 yard distance — which he can complete in two hours and 57 minutes — ‘ about right for starters ’ , that he began to look for a new challenge . |
| 25 | But , in the summer of 1945 , he took a furnished room in Kensington and began to look for a suitable and convenient residence of his own . |
| 26 | The March Hare poured a little hot tea on its nose , and the Hatter began to look for a clean plate . |
| 27 | He began to look for a safe stance for the night … |
| 28 | Oag , formerly marketing director with a major computer industry concern in London , had grown tired of weekend commuting from Nairn , and began to look for a local company he could invest time and money in . |
| 29 | Eventually , they entered London , and Noah began to look for a quiet , cheap pub where they could spend the night . |
| 30 | She was lowering herself from the tip-toe that she needed to look over the panelled backing of the window display when something else caught her eye , further down the road . |