Example sentences of "have [vb pp] a [adj] look " in BNC.
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| 1 | Santa Cruz Operation Inc has had a good look at Unix System Lab 's Destiny desktop — it is a beta site — but is n't worried by the competition , ‘ after looking at it closely , we 've no problem with Open Desktop , ’ it says . |
| 2 | It has taken a closer look at what it pays and what it gets out of its Brussels El Dorado , and it is not happy . |
| 3 | RBS has taken a hard look at its branches in England , and decided to shut isolated outposts or develop new outlets to support them . |
| 4 | INTERNATIONALLY-renowned cartoonist Bill Stott has taken a humorous look at the Wirral for his latest book . |
| 5 | Another one has taken a quick look and walked away : Motorola Inc chairman George Fisher said the chief executive position at IBM Corp did not interest him : he wrote to employees saying that speculation about the post had been building in the news media and that his name had been mentioned — ‘ though IBM is a fine company , I am not interested in the position ; I plan to stay at Motorola where my work is challenging , exciting and rewarding . ’ |
| 6 | Lycra has created a new look : a more feminine , flirty feel for the 90s . |
| 7 | But they 'd had a thorough look through his life just to be sure and hit the jackpot entirely by chance . |
| 8 | By now she 'd had a good look at him . |
| 9 | So anyway we 'd had a good look round and this ch church warden said hey you 'd better go and get some seats cos it 's going to get . |
| 10 | Batty recognises that he could have taken a sharper look at the derivative nature of the designs or examined some of the problems likely to face the company in the future . |
| 11 | ‘ The truth is men like gadgets , they like to control their environment , ’ points out Dr Margaret Shotton , author of Computer Addiction ? and one of the few academics to have taken a serious look at video game culture . |
| 12 | He had seen a thoughtful look in her eyes . |
| 13 | You 've got a peaky look , you could do wi' a bit o' substance . |
| 14 | ‘ I was just explaining something very important and you 've got a glazed look . ’ |
| 15 | Once Barbara had had a good look at her new style in the mirror , she was very pleased with the change . |
| 16 | Again , they could have gone into the supermarket , but they thought the police had had a good look at them , so they sprinted through the crowds who took as little notice as they expected , and across the street just after the lights had changed 50 that the traffic beginning to move , hooted . |
| 17 | I was sure he had had a gloating look in his eyes when he found out I had been robbed . |
| 18 | ‘ I 've had a good look round , June , ’ he said . |
| 19 | ‘ Now , I 've had a good look around it and , you know , there 's nothing really wrong with it , it 's just very old — ’ |
| 20 | You 've had a strange look in your eyes for weeks . ’ |
| 21 | Erm I 've had a quick look through so I 'm trying to remember er what we 've got coming . |
| 22 | I have n't had time to get it up on the machine to change again quickly but I 've had a quick look at the situation with regard to the five per cent increase . |
| 23 | box are in the toilet with a paper bag in there 's a , where I used to put them and I 've had a fair look but not sort of |
| 24 | ‘ Well , Charles , I 've taken a good look at your latest victim . |
| 25 | ‘ Obviously we 've taken a close look at Oddbins , ’ says Ann Tonk , standing in Victoria Wine 's smartly re-fitted ‘ Family Group 1 ’ store in London 's Hampstead High Street . |
| 26 | It was the first time I had taken a close look at him . |
| 27 | It was the first time he had taken a real look at the premises from the back . |
| 28 | 'E 's got a good look on — it must be a bit o' good land . ’ |
| 29 | When you have taken a good look around , return to the lane , and choose another gate . |
| 30 | I have taken a long look at local government finance . |