Example sentences of "look [adv prt] [prep] [art] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Instead you manipulate the plots of the others to your own ends , playing one off against the others , letting them waste their energies in fruitless rivalries while you look on from a safe distance , waiting patiently for the moment to make your move , the day when I drop dead and you can come home and claim your own . |
| 2 | Head towards Gennargentu and look down over the vast , untamed terrain where sheep graze among herbs and shrubs . |
| 3 | And look down at the lumpy , single bed . |
| 4 | The opening episode of ‘ The Daleks ’ , ‘ The Dead Planet ’ premiers the use of Inlay in Doctor Who for one of the most historic shots in the programme 's history — the awesome moment when the Doctor , Ian , Barbara and Susan first look down at the glittering towers of the Dalek city , gleaming , some miles distant , in the rays of the setting sun . |
| 5 | Ms Johnston uses the world war as a springboard into other conflicts ; that between England and Ireland ; between Ireland north and south , and even within the south itself , as the English officers look down on the Irish men , and the northern Irish sergeant barely conceals his contempt for the southern Catholics in his ranks . |
| 6 | Below , I look down on the differing surfaces , the differing states of ripeness from light green through to gold . |
| 7 | At the end of this road , walk a short way over the grassy hillside and look down on the turquoise waters of the bay ( Baia de Abra ) . |
| 8 | From the terrace beside the chapel you look down on the playing fields of Eton . |
| 9 | There is a row of stout wooden rods supporting a handrail which runs along the edge of the gallery , allowing the adventurers to lean on it and look down into the Black Pit ( which they wo n't immediately be able to see , of course ) . |
| 10 | I recall her pacing the sitting-room while I am doing my homework , pausing every so often to stand at one of the windows and look down into the busy street below . |
| 11 | There are three windows on the side of the house , which look down onto a small courtyard . |
| 12 | When you look down , when you are seeing it in on the television pictures , you look down from an aerial view . |
| 13 | The aged , respectable leather-bound tomes of the Gould family library look down upon the nasty tale I have to tell with musty distaste . |
| 14 | Earlier her plan had been to go down to the village a little before the gala on the pretext of shopping and finding out the times of the events and perhaps look in at the antique shop ( for Mrs Price was on the Gala committee ) and let it be known she would join the young people , but now that her mother was ill that was out of the question , she pushed it on one side , the urgent thing was to get to the chemist 's and get the stuff up to her mother . |
| 15 | I must have a look round later , maybe look in at the big house , and see what Shimi Lovat and his officers were having for dinner . |
| 16 | You do n't turn the page over , just look over to the next column |
| 17 | Next , look up at the blue sky — and notice a small , dark cloud drifting past . |
| 18 | I lie on my back and look up at the eternal sweep of marble skies . |
| 19 | Look up at the Great Tower which was built by the sons of Peter Parler in 1396 : -1406 , with a Renaissance gallery by B. Wohlmut , 1560–2 . |
| 20 | I wiped my brow , which had become a little sweaty , and took a last look up at the shadowless wall above . |
| 21 | If I look up to the blue sky , as yet I must when it is blue and bright suddenly , it is in spite of the heavy limb and relaxing back that will drag me down or cause me to hasten home . |
| 22 | They look up to the English players and try to copy them as they feel that is the right way to behave . |
| 23 | It is a rambling Tudor house run by John and Margaret Parker , whose breakfast room and drawing room look out over a wonderful walled garden , beyond which fields of grazing cows stretch down to the river . |
| 24 | Householders however , who look out over the proposed site may fear the loss of a pleasant environment and a drop in their property value . |
| 25 | ‘ If I look out of the right window . ’ |
| 26 | Today this city-state is a pleasant mixture of Chinese , Malay and Indian cultures — temples and mosques fight for airspace with skyscrapers , and wide tree-lined avenues with gracious colonial buildings look out to the sparkling sea . |
| 27 | Look out for a new Douglas deck , and look out for their UK team riders Jason Lunn , Pete McNeil and Simon Evans . |
| 28 | And look out for a new Spanish star , Jésus Montoya , who showed so brilliantly in the Vuelta d'Espana in May . |
| 29 | Look out for a new range of shampoos and conditioners called ShiKai , which means ‘ fruit for hair ’ , and aptly so because the main ingredient for this range originates from shikaki fruit in the Far East . |
| 30 | For step-by-step guide to knitwear design , look out for a new publication by Rita Ruberry called ‘ Made to Measure Knitwear ’ . |