Example sentences of "a [noun] look [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | You 're such a waste of space you make a crab-louse look like Mother Teresa . |
| 2 | I wander round the park a bit looking at the trees and stuff . |
| 3 | Oh aye , she 's gon na put like er erm , you know , trailing stuff over the fence , I suppose that 's what we 'll use as well to brighten it up a bit look at that , int that a waste ? |
| 4 | We 're walking back from the shops — me and Marie — and we stop for a bit to look at the lights in the electric shop . |
| 5 | There 's rows of benches in front of it and I sit down for a bit to look at the tree . |
| 6 | Dr Tweedy stressed that from the Christian point of view , it was a necessity to look after our God-given body , and there was an obligation to receive treatment if it did not involve undue risk , was not distressing and was practically viable — in other words , ‘ ordinary medical treatment ’ . |
| 7 | Carlton Books ' achievement , he says , has been based on an ‘ unashamedly commercial ’ approach , combined with a willingness to look beyond traditional publishing methods , to the music or magazine or advertising industries , for inspiration . |
| 8 | We realize that , right , now how is style okay what a building looks like related |
| 9 | Behind it , across an empty mile , a ridge looked at itself in a mirage lake . |
| 10 | They 'd also like comments from this Parish Council , and it was odd that they have n't given us a sketch to look at . |
| 11 | The two earliest pieces come from the Sixties : a sketch looks at obsession with a painting , another hints at an interest in criminal society , and a rather later sketch ( The Big Shave , 1967 ) has suggestions of future edgy jokes . |
| 12 | She cares for them so much , that she even sold her home to help set up a sanctuary to look after them . |
| 13 | So , when buying an alternative energy generator what should a buyer look for ? |
| 14 | I am a present looking at the dozen or so cones sitting on the floor and am making up my mind to do something with them , but even with ingenious ideas , how does one find time with all that knitting to do ? |
| 15 | ‘ So you 've already settled for a vet to look after your animals . ’ |
| 16 | I think , a lot of people see the stray dogs problem as a big problem , certainly if people have decided to partake of pets , they have a responsibility to look after them and not throw them out on the streets . |
| 17 | What does a photographer look for when commissioned to shoot pristine paradise ? |
| 18 | The unfurnished rent for a bedroom looking through the tree tops to Wilton Place , a long-windowed living room overlooking Hyde Park , and access to my own flat roof , was £2 per week in those halcyon days . |
| 19 | Just then we reached the gate , and I saw a gentleman on a horse looking over it . |
| 20 | We find it odd , even offensive , if a boat looks like a teapot and at best quaint when a teapot looks like a boat . |
| 21 | LIFE OR DEATH : A farmworker looks on astonished as a jet pilot shoots out of his cockpit at 300 feet . |
| 22 | This is a research report after a study looking at Attendance Allowance claimants ' views of the medical examination they underwent . |
| 23 | Brenton , in a study looking at the feasibility of the voluntary sector replacing the statutory sector to some degree in the provision of personal services , concludes : |
| 24 | The tank is a pleasure to look at even without the fish . |
| 25 | Springfield Farm is always a pleasure to look at and I 'm sure it is appreciated by visitors to the village . |
| 26 | As a final thought , I think it would be worth Leeds 's while to have a scout looking over the US collegiate system . |
| 27 | The wee ginger-haired midfielder who was once described as ‘ a volcano looking for somewhere to explode , ’ took his men on a drinking spree that stretched from the downstairs bar of the Marina Hotel to an exclusive Copenhagen night club called ‘ Bonaparte 's ’ , and back again . |
| 28 | It 's a question of not being discouraged and persevering until suddenly a drawing looks like you hope , of seeing the possibility in something , in a line , and thinking ‘ Oh quick , I must n't change that . |
| 29 | But apart from basic maintenance like turning mattresses regularly — every three months , experts recommend — what should a hotelier look for in a good quality hotel bed and what is its average life expectancy ? |
| 30 | LATE SHOW RANGERS suffered a shock defeat at this venue early last season and a repeat looked on the cards as the Ibrox side struggled to find any rhythm after their extra-time exertions against Aberdeen in midweek . |