Example sentences of "and take a [adj] look " in BNC.
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| 1 | An exhibition at the British Museum marks the seventieth anniversary of the opening of the pharaoh 's tomb and takes a close look at its discoverer |
| 2 | Zelda Isaacson examines some of the ‘ facts ’ about differential achievement between girls and boys in mathematics and takes a considered look at the types and depth of some of the varied explanations put forward to account for them . |
| 3 | Lugh , who had listened to all this with tolerance ( because of being a good leader ) , thought that now was probably as good a time as any to slip away and take a real look at Tara . |
| 4 | I kept wanting to relax and take a good look at the garden but something is n't quite working . |
| 5 | It is time for certain philosophers to come and take a hard look at the data which we have collected before they dismiss our models and our philosophical assumptions so glibly . |
| 6 | After struggling into his hip length waders and taking a final look around , he moved towards the mud line . |
| 7 | Jess found the money , pressed it into his hand and took a backward look to see if there was the chance of a run for the doors . |
| 8 | She shook herself slightly and took a final look down the proud granite staircase towards the traffic . |
| 9 | They went up on to the platform , and took a quick look into the Porter 's room . |
| 10 | Having thought through some or all of these questions and taken a hard look at the future you next need to analyse the job itself . |
| 11 | Get a long mirror fixed to your bathroom or bedroom wall and take a good look at yourself front way on . |
| 12 | Stop and take a good look at the main structure — the tiles , battens , rafters , purlins , beams , wall-plates , trusses , joints . |
| 13 | Get it out and take a close look at it . |
| 14 | Thus , although examining magistrates may conduct a fresh investigation and take a detached look at the police evidence , it is difficult to establish whether this takes place to any serious extent . |
| 15 | The Windsors will look at the last four monarchs and their families and take a detailed look at their changing fortunes up to the present day . |
| 16 | This is a pity because one of the best ways to gauge body size is to stand naked in front of one and take a realistic look at yourself . |