Example sentences of "to look at the [noun] [coord] " in BNC.
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| 1 | We called at Penndon museum which was closed , but looks good , and then went to look at the Cholsey and Wallingford Railway which has plenty of rolling stock . |
| 2 | The evening will enable you to look at the paintings and sculptures in an atmosphere of unhurried calm : quite a contrast to the frantic activity that precedes the show , as veteran exhibitor Fred Dubery explains |
| 3 | Unger herself argues that we need ‘ to look at the surroundings and systemic connections of a behavior before attempting to explain it ’ ( 1979 : 478 ) . |
| 4 | She came to visit Streatlam to look at the horses and I thought what a very handsome woman she was . |
| 5 | And I had one rehearsal of two Bach pieces which were really difficult and I was com , feeling completely frantic during the break in rehearsal , and went over to look at the music and some fellow called Don bounded over to me and said , oh you ca n't be you know you sh ca n't be looking at that now , ba , la dee da dee da ! |
| 6 | The allegation of the defence had to be met and properly dealt with , so the matter would be returned to the justices for them to look at the circumstances and come to a proper determination after they had heard further evidence . |
| 7 | Once at the Tate , they usually had time only to look at the sea and river pieces , the Turners and the Whistlers . |
| 8 | Before we go on to keep the , to look at the minutes and for the young people who were actually on the weekend in . |
| 9 | One of the er matters that er one needs to apply one 's mind to in considering whether or not this land serves a greenbelt function or not , is to look at the land and assess whether or not it is more closely associated with the village or more closely associated with the er agricultural open land beyond the village . |
| 10 | How exciting to look at the costumes and have the impression that one is wearing them , or see one 's own face adorned with the ear-rings on display . |
| 11 | It 's a difficult job to look at the legislation and see a way through it for organisations dealing with homelessness — there is no way through it . |
| 12 | Erm and it , it was us , I mean not only do we , I mean we develop her a a response , that means , we , we work with Councillor 's we work with Senior Officer 's in other departments and we look at the policy angles , like for example with , with that piece of legislation , when , when we first realised what the impact for that legislation was , it was gon na mean that we were ten million pound short in our housing money basically , that was , that was what it looked like on the surface and you think oh my god how you gon na make up for that short fall , that would mean an eleven pound a week rise in rent , that 's what it worked out as , so , well we ca n't do that , how , and then you have to look at the legislation and you say what are the loop holes here , and erm , and it involves contacting outside organisations and getting there opinion and finding out what other Council 's are doing and responding to things like this , and we did come up with a way , of , of reducing that deficit , but that 's the kind of thing we do . |
| 13 | The council said it would cost £10 to send somebody to look at the wall and then I 'd have to pay to have it repaired . |
| 14 | Then she turned to look at the Frenchman and spoke softly in his language . |
| 15 | Mae Brown , an educational psychologist , liaises with the SSD to look at the assessment and treatment of children who have been sexually abused . |
| 16 | Given the poor publicity generated by the Soviet Union 's agricultural failings , it comes as something of a surprise to look at the statistics and see that the Soviet Union is still the world 's largest wheat producer , greater than the European Community ( which also made agricultural self-sufficiency a goal in its early years ) by about 10 million tons in 1989 , outstripping the United States and Canada , the world 's ‘ breadbasket ’ , by almost the same amount . |
| 17 | ‘ We indicated we would be interested to talk to Gerry Adams , because I wanted to look at the man and hear his voice and ask him directly about how he could be in league with an organisation like the IRA . |
| 18 | ‘ We indicated we would be interested to talk to Gerry Adams , because I wanted to look at the man and hear his voice and ask him directly about how he could be in league with an organisation like the IRA . |
| 19 | I erm unfortunately , er , agree with the previous speaker that a very strong calvinistic streak runs through me and I believe in the two parent family and also in the efforts that you should make to keep the family ge together , but I think too , there 's sp , er , perceptions of individuals and particularly , younger generations now in society , are so much different from my own perceptions when I initially became married and started my own family but what society has to look at the perceptions and expectations of the individuals in society . |
| 20 | You have only to look at the shape and solidness of a barbel to see where he gets his speed and power . |
| 21 | A good rule is to look at the shape and size of the flower before you press it , and then imagine what it will look like once it is flat . |
| 22 | The programme was designed to look at the skills and knowledge needed by hospitality industry managers , at all levels in every sector of the profession , to operate successfully within Britain and Continental Europe . |
| 23 | Before people talk of Europe from the Atlantic to the Urals , they ought to look at the map and understand what they are saying . |
| 24 | They also complained about unfairness , but there was no willingness to look at the charges or to have proper consultation with local authorities to see how they and the Government could work together to improve the general standards of our beaches . |
| 25 | All they can do is to look at the evidence and decide what they are going to believe . |
| 26 | Soldiers were beginning to look at the clock and fumble with equipment , apparently preparing for a guard change . |
| 27 | And then I woke up again , and I come upstairs to look at the clock and it was half past three . |
| 28 | It is also useful to look at the bibliography or index to see what it includes and what it misses out . |
| 29 | People are encouraged to look at the wills but constant handling was putting them in jeopardy . |
| 30 | a standard Anglepoise lamp er which it 's been going for a number of years , you can get it in about six different colours to match different designs of , er put colour into your room , now if somebody was spending a lot of time sitting knitting and has to look at the knitting or has to look at the pattern then er a good strong light which wo n't get in their eyes but goes straight on to what , whatever they 're doing , is by far the best thing for them , er but they say oh I do n't like it , it 's a bit angular is n't it , erm , modern sort of thing , er but because it 's angular it does n't mean to say it 's not gon na fit into the room it 's the right thing for it , er for the person doing that work . |