Example sentences of "to look [prep] the [noun] [coord] " in BNC.

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1 So this will actually influence you , because you 'll be able to look through the brochures and see which of those groups it 's being targeted at .
2 I also like the idea of being able to look through the window and see people walking by , a bit of activity .
3 While she refused to dance in public , her brother and staff took turns to look through the keyhole and watch her as she worked-out in her black leotard .
4 After I had fired the frame they would want to look through the camera and would actually retake it with his own finger , saying ‘ It looks better like this . ’
5 If the offeror is a subsidiary , or a company controlled by a consortium , the offeror should normally expect the Panel to look through the corporation and require disclosure of the ultimate holding company or members of the consortium .
6 They are particularly concerned to look for the policy and party political consequences of events and policies .
7 This was still some way from a mathematical science , and chemists continued to look for the Kepler or the Newton of Chemistry who would make it deductive and mathematical .
8 But I am jolly sure that they would not let the government of the day , or their contemporary House of Commons , forget how important it is to supply water and to look after the sewers and drains .
9 She 's coming up tonight , she 's getting what 's his name to look after the boys and she 's coming up
10 But then I thought actually all this adds up to what you want is someone you feel safe with , someone you feel is going to look after the country and its people well , and I thought is Major somebody I feel safe with , and I thought well in some ways because I do n't think he 's going to turn round and do anything nasty to me , but on the other hand erm I wonder — I 'm going back to your question — is he a man of substance ?
11 ‘ Britain was the first to pay farmers to look after the land and care for the countryside , while cutting back on production .
12 Oliver wondered why the old man lived in such an old , dirty place , when he had so many watches , but then he thought that it must cost Fagin a lot of money to look after the Dodger and the other boys .
13 Entrusted to look after the fire or the children , let alone to go hunting , the myopic savage would have been a menace to group security .
14 They should be fitted in the first instance by a community nurse , who will show you and the resident how to look after the catheter and how to empty the bag .
15 I think we 're now in the third phase , where women are expected to have a job , but at the same time to look after the family and keep themselves alluring to men .
16 She had to look after the family and the home , and sometimes she even had a part-time job as well .
17 They left Margot to look after the children and set off in the car , heading for Gallanach .
18 At least in what other poorer women were telling me , when it came to after work and weekends the men were quite the women were prepared to look after the children and felt it was their role to look after the children while the man was at work ; when the man came back he continued to feel that the woman should look after the children erm for the rest of the time , and the idea of a shared child care arrangement did not operate in at least a number of the families that I talked to and had been one of the causes of the breakdown of the marriage and one of the precipitating factors in the man physically abusing the woman .
19 There is no contentious issue between the parties as to the suitability of the mother to look after the children or as to the suitability of the father to have contact with them .
20 It is still assumed that it is the woman who will give up work to look after the children or take time off if they are sick , she admits .
21 Currently it is usual to find that a contract cleaning company may be used to look after the offices and toilets , but production areas are generally ‘ out of bounds ’ , because they are considered too sensitive .
22 We left the older ones to look after the farm and we took the horses .
23 I do n't know whether it was because he realised how hard it 'd be for us to get enough for both of us , or whether he knew he was off his head and needed someone around who was n't , y'know what I mean , to look after the kids and sort things out , like .
24 Jackie says her role is to look after the horse and make sure he 's ready on time and looking right and also to judge whether he 's in a good mood or bad mood … she says 's he 's a good horse
25 Now the Queen 's household cavalry have offered to look after the horse and it 'll be transported to its new home early next year .
26 And we also expect them to look after the countryside and that 's something we must pay for .
27 No , fortunately the other companies are stand alone companies erm making erm you know making their own way , and they do n't have to fear erm Richard coming and stripping them of their hard earned earnings to put into the airline erm because erm you know because fortunately we 've got resources elsewhere to look after the airline and see its development through .
28 Similarly , mothers of babies and children tend to look towards the experience and activities of those women whom they perceive as " successful " , " caring " and " attractive " in the maternal role .
29 After the shadowing , regular visits began by all advisers to observe subject teachers at work and to look into the policies and procedures of the school .
30 Subsequently , the minister set up a committee under Mr David Cairns QC , and including Mr Peter Masefield ( as he then was ) and others , to look into the law and practice of aircraft accident investigation in the UK .
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