Example sentences of "have taken a [adj] look " in BNC.
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| 1 | 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 . |
| 2 | RBS has taken a hard look at its branches in England , and decided to shut isolated outposts or develop new outlets to support them . |
| 3 | INTERNATIONALLY-renowned cartoonist Bill Stott has taken a humorous look at the Wirral for his latest book . |
| 4 | 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 . ’ |
| 5 | 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 . |
| 6 | ‘ 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 . |
| 7 | ‘ Well , Charles , I 've taken a good look at your latest victim . |
| 8 | ‘ 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 . |
| 9 | It was the first time I had taken a close look at him . |
| 10 | It was the first time he had taken a real look at the premises from the back . |
| 11 | When you have taken a good look around , return to the lane , and choose another gate . |
| 12 | I have taken a long look at local government finance . |
| 13 | We have taken a careful look at this application and feel that we must now draw it to your attention . |