Example sentences of "to look [adv] [prep] the [noun] " in BNC.
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1 | Is it not time to look afresh at the foundations of our laws in relation to mental illness with a view to making the central focus that of providing a framework whereby those whose judgment is so impaired by their illness that they are unable to recognise the need for treatment will receive such treatment in as humane , sensitive and effective a way as possible . |
2 | The second stage may attempt to look afresh at the situation and to create new perspectives using lateral thinking and brain-storming . |
3 | Desmond Barker was however , appointed to look afresh at the Constitution in general . |
4 | She stacked the diapers neatly on the top shelf , checked the gowns and vests , and then closed the cupboard and turned to look approvingly around the room . |
5 | Her father turned , to look suddenly up the stairs , as if he could sense Ellie hidden there , listening . |
6 | I do not wish you to violate your oath of secrecy or your conscience but , ’ and he tuned to look eagerly at the Bishop , ‘ with His Lordship 's permission , I would like to take you aside and quietly ask you one question ? |
7 | We tend to look only at the beginning and end of a decision . |
8 | However , to look only at the persons who were the actual depositors would not be satisfactory . |
9 | Our understanding is that the Scottish Office brief is far wider than to look only at the promotion of Scotland as a destination . |
10 | In acute diseases it is generally adequate to look only at the symptoms of the acute disease itself . |
11 | After leaving the potion laboratory , she soon discovered that Mildred was not in her room and set off to look all over the school where , of course , she did not find the missing pupil . |
12 | As soon as the handshake was complete , Charlotte turned away , eager to look elsewhere for the instant it took her to absorb the simple fact of his marriage . |
13 | This meant that Thompson had to look elsewhere for the engram underlying eyeblink conditioning . |
14 | In consequence , Secretaries of State tended to look elsewhere within the Ministry and elsewhere for impartial advice . |
15 | As these variables were , in turn , closely linked with economic change , it is clear that historians need to look critically at the position of women within the household and the labour market . |
16 | ‘ It is the right moment to look critically at the structure . |
17 | I would say on page twelve , it 's perhaps interesting to look just at the summary there , where you 'll see that your gross expenditure for next year , is now some fifty four million pounds . |
18 | I I I have to say that I I I I 'm not enthusiastic about using this which is so obviously at a report in support of the particular locations , to look objectively at the criteria . |
19 | The boy had inherited his father 's mannerisms as well as his features and physique ; a certain hesitancy , and a tendency to look away from the person to whom he was speaking . |
20 | Bill turns his head to look directly at the American . |
21 | It would be like the attempt to look directly at the sun that dazzles and finally blinds rather than enlightens . |
22 | So far she had n't dared to look directly at the Bentley . |
23 | One needs to look directly for the seeds of potential attitudinal positions . |
24 | It may be helpful to look further into the factors helping to establish the pattern shown in Fig. 16.4 . |
25 | In his first meeting with the TUC General Council in January 1942 , Beveridge rejected their suggestion for a retirement condition , saying ‘ I do not believe the old people leaving the labour market really create fresh employment ’ , but he promised to look further into the matter . |
26 | If they are receiving thousands of pounds as members of Cardiff Bay development corporation , they are unlikely to look dispassionately at the interests of their wards . |
27 | On the other hand , the historian of political philosophy J. G. Gunnell has argued that , although the Hebrews were more oriented towards the future than the Greeks , who tended to look more towards the past , ‘ the concept of linear progression is a rationalization of the Hebrew experience of temporality ’ . |
28 | The actual work of most councils continued to look more like the product of incremental growth and fragmented decision-making than of corporate policy-making . |
29 | I am pleased at the progress on that issue , but may I ask the Minister now to look urgently at the decision to allow a Scottish ferry company to run the ferry between Rathlin and Ballycastle ? |
30 | If we are designing or promoting a product we need to look clearly into the viewpoint of the consumer — and this is not the same as his needs . |