Example sentences of "i [verb] to look at the " in BNC.
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| 1 | I tried to look at the scenery . |
| 2 | I want to look at the consequences of replacing these assumptions by two others : that we should concentrate on how mind might develop out of matter ; and that we should view the mind primarily as something which enables action . |
| 3 | ‘ No , I want to look at the ponies with Ricky , ’ said Perdita , frantic not to miss a minute . |
| 4 | Firstly I want to look at the idea of partnership . |
| 5 | I 'm sorry to inflict this on you , Miss Glynn , but I want to look at the contents of the bureau amongst other things and it is better that a member of the family should be present . |
| 6 | ‘ I want to look at the bodies . ’ |
| 7 | ‘ We toured the Transport Museum , ’ said Peter , ‘ and Alexander Karaulov and I stopped to look at the autogyro on display . |
| 8 | I stopped to look at the shore . |
| 9 | ‘ I came to look at the gravestone . ’ |
| 10 | ‘ The most extraordinary thing happened , ’ he explained , ‘ I was sitting here ( at his desk in Kensington palace ) , and I happened to look at the bookshelf , and my eyes settled on a book about Paracelsus . |
| 11 | I turned to look at the young man beside me , his long fingered hands resting on the steering wheel . |
| 12 | ‘ I turned to look at the retreating figures of my two friends , feeling unbearably isolated , and went to eat alone in the cafeteria . ’ |
| 13 | When I come to paint , I like to look at the drawing ; then I put it away and do n't look at it again , because I do n't want even the drawing to influence too much the progress of the painting . |
| 14 | I decided to look at the local statistics for asthma deaths in West Cumbria from the public health department for the years 1980 to 1989 . |
| 15 | Well , when I was asked to speak to you today , I decided to look at the Oxford Dictionary 's definition of Community , which is joint ownership or liability . |
| 16 | On reading the Echo report I had to look at the top of the page to make certain that the date was June 1st and not April 1st . |
| 17 | ‘ I prefer to look at the original ! ’ |
| 18 | I need to look at the real thing . ’ |
| 19 | Erm I I 'm not sure I need to look at the sheet I I thought it was ten when I looked . |
| 20 | I have to look at the matter more broadly , and consider also the effect of a valid assignment made before winding up became an imminent prospect . |
| 21 | I should however indicate that to understand properly what is the appropriate position for an inset boundary , I have to look at the reasons for there being an inset at all for the village , as , as you correctly indicate , it lies plainly otherwise within the general extent of the greenbelt . |
| 22 | I , I have to look at the I mean we looked at it when it first came through , when all our originals . |
| 23 | ‘ I wanted to look at the tapestries , Sergeant . |
| 24 | Now , I wanted to look at the possibilities of a rather softer approach and tried out some alternative ways of using eh Faber-Castell Polychromos Pastels . |
| 25 | To put it more simply , I wanted to look at the reciprocal interaction between individuals and their immediate social world . |
| 26 | ‘ No , I 've been to the office , and I wanted to look at the projected sales figures for this quarter . |
| 27 | In a Panorama documentary on Monday night , Tim 's father Colin will say : ‘ I wanted to look at the man , to hear his voice and to ask him directly about how he could be in league with an organisation like the IRA . |
| 28 | ‘ We indicated we would be interested to talk to Gerry Adams , because I wanted to look at the man and hear his voice and ask him directly about how he could be in league with an organisation like the IRA . |
| 29 | ‘ We indicated we would be interested to talk to Gerry Adams , because I wanted to look at the man and hear his voice and ask him directly about how he could be in league with an organisation like the IRA . |