Example sentences of "[vb base] to look [prep] a [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Because of the size of the data this is a large commitment to space which is only worthwhile where a large number of people want to look at a lot of the data . |
| 2 | So if you want to look for a short-term , meaning 18 months , competitive battle that will be the most interesting , the server battle between NT and NetWare will be a major area of competition . ’ |
| 3 | So if you want to look for a short-term , meaning 18 months , competitive battle that will be the most interesting , the server battle between NT and NetWare will be a major area of competition , ’ he said . |
| 4 | I want to look like a racehorse and have long hair and Jim , that 's what I want . |
| 5 | There are times when making a certain promise ( say to look after a friend 's child if the friend dies before the child comes of age ) are morally worthwhile but where one does not have an obligation to make them ( remember that in this example too one may find other adequate ways to help one 's friend ) . |
| 6 | Have you time to look after a pony , to visit twice a day , summer and winter ? |
| 7 | We decide to look for a connection between types of advert and types of metaphor . |
| 8 | Always try to look inside a PC before you buy it . |
| 9 | ‘ Now we need to look at a map , ’ said Jason . |
| 10 | erm it may very well be that certain family situations , such as the example I gave you example earlier — somebody may have given up work to look after a dependent . |
| 11 | Have you ever said , ‘ I think I was meant to be big ’ or ‘ I only have to look at a cream cake and I gain 2 lbs ( 0.9kg ) ’ or ‘ I ca n't diet ’ ? |
| 12 | ‘ I was a big baby — I 'm obviously meant to be this size ’ , ‘ all my family are big ’ , ‘ I 've tried every diet , they just do n't seem to work for me ’ , ‘ I only have to look at a cream cake and I gain 2lbs ( 0.9kg ) ! ’ |
| 13 | You only have to look at a prole in this book and it rolls over to have its tummy tickled . |
| 14 | The theory argues that we can not develop one universal scientific approach to create the perfect organisational structure , but rather we have to look at a number of variables and see how they interact with each other within particular organisations . |
| 15 | ‘ You only have to look at a picture of him when he resigned and compare it with one from six months beforehand . |
| 16 | ‘ I know that , ’ Candy returned ruefully , ‘ and it 's always been the bane of my life that you can eat your way through a tuckshop without gaining a pound while I only have to look at a picture of a cream cake to make the scales groan . ’ |
| 17 | Have to look on a map . |
| 18 | At the hedge marking the foot of the field I have to look for a minute to find a way through . |
| 19 | ‘ There are children with physical , mental and behavioural difficulties and we have to look for a range of staff to reflect the balance , ’ he said . |
| 20 | Labour will now be on the line they will have to deal with the axe grinders instead of helping them to sharpen their axes and the difference between ourselves and Mr and I have great respect for Mr and I believe his attempt to keep the debate about the future of Highfields and Moat on a rational basis has been very positive but completely unsuccessful and I believe now that we have to look for a way forward . |
| 21 | You just have to look round a lot of trophy cabinets and you can see a lot of locally sponsored cups and trophies in there . |