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  • Anthony Devlin/Associated Press Traffic lights also got a full looking-over.

    On Guard in London 2011

  • “Oh,” Sid said after giving them an intense physical and psychic looking-over.

    Primal Instincts Susan Sizemore 2010

  • From the outset, I could tell the boys gave me a good looking-over, as they would any teacher, and they would whisper about my strange habits or new haircut.

    Young Runners Marc Bloom 2009

  • Although I'm posting this before giving a real good looking-over, this looks like a great find.

    The Independent Scholar's Handbook Wynn Williamson 2007

  • Although I'm posting this before giving a real good looking-over, this looks like a great find.

    Archive 2007-01-01 Municipal Politics Blog 2007

  • Mostly it's due to catching up on lots of other work--including the final looking-over of my YA novel manuscript woo! before putting proposals together--but I also wanted to make sure that everybody got a good look at all the fabulous Under Radar Recommendations.

    Archive 2007-08-01 tanita davis 2007

  • Mostly it's due to catching up on lots of other work--including the final looking-over of my YA novel manuscript woo! before putting proposals together--but I also wanted to make sure that everybody got a good look at all the fabulous Under Radar Recommendations.

    The WritingYA Weblog: Under Radar Toon Hiatus a. fortis 2007

  • The girls climbed onto the bus, gave me and Opal a good looking-over, then took seats at the back.

    Semiprecious D. Anne Love 2006

  • And every last one of them gave the duke a good looking-over.

    Slightly Dangerous Balogh, Mary 2004

  • Lady Buxton gave Bliss another looking-over, as if there was something she had missed on the first inspection.

    The Pleasure Seekers Melanie George 2003

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