Example sentences of "look [adv prt] at the [noun] " in BNC.

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1 She seemed flabbergasted , but rallied and asked me if I would look in at the Gray Mare in Kilburn and say ‘ hello ’ to her son Joe Kelly who worked there .
2 All the same he felt that he must look in at the hall before going to his hotel .
3 ‘ Would you care for a bit of supper , and then we could look in at the Area Ball .
4 I 've got an appointment with Shrimpton , the lawyer , at four and I shall look in at the shop afterwards . ’
5 Sipping an evening martini at the Top of the Mark ( the glass-encircled roof garden of the Mark Hopkins Hotel high on Nob Hill ) one could look down at the lights of that most cosmopolitan city — over the warehouses and docks of the Embarcadero , over to Grant Avenue and Chinatown , down the cable-car track to Fisherman 's Wharf and beyond to the lights of the Golden Gate Bridge which crossed the bay to Sausolito .
6 To her credit , she tried very hard not to even once look over at the table , though she was being subjected to the constant tinkle of happy laughter , which made her think Matthew must be at his witty best .
7 At fire stations and first-aid posts and rest centres , men and women would look up at the sky just as she , Vi McKeown , was doing now .
8 I did n't look up at the sky .
9 He kept his head a little bent and did not really look up at the Curator .
10 I mean , she do n't even look up at the lights .
11 Chen , watching Karr , saw a small movement in the big man 's face ; saw him look up at the woman appreciatively .
12 Then he remembered his mother and Stefan and made himself go back and look up at the bodies till he did n't mind any more .
13 A lot of people did look out at the station , but they saw nothing strange .
14 Left : From Monica 's favourite spot — her writing room — she can look out at the garden while sitting at her desk
15 Far away along the path we saw him turn and look back at the hound .
16 He said it abruptly , his body twisted round so that he could look back at the hotel .
17 ‘ There was a time when we could look around at the Commonwealth , the Empire , other countries and we would see very soft markets for British exports .
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