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‘A person may look at a map.’

[⟨det person.nlook.v (:p at.p ⟨det map.n⟩)]

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In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:

I look at my map and guides, all marked and selected by someone other than me, the one having this experience.
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In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:

One look at the aerial map and I’d be surprised if anyone would even consider this home for $ 700k.
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In the British National Corpus:

I’ve given them er question mark on the shape of the country it’s a map but the ha what I think is easy, I du n no I mean to I mean I look at maps all day long, so
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In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:

We just wanted to get out of the city for a long weekend, and I looked at Google Maps for something that was in driving distance, saw Zion, and recalled people telling me good things about it.
(Parse)

In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:

However, if you look at Google maps the errors are there as well.
(Parse)

In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:

NOTE: IF YOU LOOK AT THE MAP PROVIDED ABOVE FOR CARP ONTARIO THE ARENA IS JUST A BIT SOUTH OF WHERE GOOGLE PLACED IT – AIM FOR HUNTLY PARK AND YOU WILL BE CLOSE.
(Parse)

In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:

St. Mary’s downtown boasts an intersection the locals call the’ diamond ’. There are? between four and? ten streets, depending on how you look at the map, that intersect.
(Parse)

In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:

The aforementioned Amazing Race reject refers to the fact that I am having to learn to navigate the surrounding towns in a way I’ve never had to before and it’s a lot of me actually looking at maps and driving around like an idiot.
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In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:

You looked at the map, and that Palestinian state is so small, you say?
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In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:

He’s clearly winning if you look at the electoral map, and the polls, averaged, have McCain with only a.8 % lead.
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In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:

“You can look at the electoral map and there are a number of different scenarios.
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In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:

I didn’t realize that we were the Saudi Arabia of wind power, but when you look at the map though, it kinda makes sense.
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In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:

On the way back from the port, I was looking at the map and I instantly spotted Fruitland, FL!
(Parse)

In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:

The coach station is some few blocks to the right as you look at the map.
(Parse)

In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:

The train itself was wide and open and you could look at the map and double check you were heading the right way because it had little arrows pointing the direction we were headed and the stations would light up as we arrived at each one.
(Parse)

In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:

My aunt and I had tickets for an evening performance, and as we climbed up the stairs from the subway I looked at my map and tried to figure out where the theater was.
(Parse)

In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:

Plus, I’ve been looking at maps and it’s all so navigable, isn’t it?
(Parse)

In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:

Now, I’ve been looking at Google maps to attempt to plot a way there that’s safer than walking on the side of a no sidewalk road with kiddies, that I’ll be able to take regardless of the weather, but isn’t going to take hours.
(Parse)

In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:

some random thoughts: (the list has become more of a series of rants. oops!) 1. cigarettes – it seems everyone in hong kong smokes. maybe this is the hk – ers’ secret to reducing stress and staying thin! in the words of derek zoolander, “I think I’m getting the black lung, pop. * cough *’ ’ 2. speedwalking – it seems most people in hong kong walk really fast; they always look like they’re ridiculously late for class / work. hey friends, does that sound like someone you know? I’ve found my soulmates in these fast – paced workaholics / studyholics! 3. stairs @ hku – how do you get anywhere if your campus is built atop a mountain? you climb flights and flights of stairs, of course. on average, I have to stop three times to rest on a given flight of stairs. maps are deceiving, I tell ya. I did NOT expect this when I looked at maps and pictures. this is the map of hku. looks manageable, right?
(Parse)

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Queried on 2013-05-20.