Example sentences of "[verb] look as " in BNC.
Next page| No | Sentence |
|---|---|
| 1 | At times it has looked as though the difficulties might have proved insurmountable , the strain too much . |
| 2 | She tried to look as though all this were normal . |
| 3 | Turning away from a regard that seemed faintly menacing , she tried to look as though she knew what she was doing as she rearranged some sweaters . |
| 4 | and that was my Barclaycard number in case you want it although I ordered it through the thr phone I made out that so that I could read it off on the telephone I did n't even erm I did n't even assemble it I just looked and I saw it does n't chop I thought it would chop things but does n't , it only grates Looks as though it had been out before , you know , you look at this ! |
| 5 | He 'd looked as though he was really pleased to see her , not awkward or evasive , and as he continued to watch her she hastily dragged her mind back to the matter in hand . |
| 6 | He 'd looked as though he had expensive tastes . |
| 7 | ‘ James was made to look as though he was waiting in the wings , to pounce on his fairytale princess . ’ |
| 8 | ‘ James was made to look as though he was waiting in the wings to pounce on his fairytale princess . ’ |
| 9 | ‘ James was made to look as though he was waiting in the wings , to pounce on his fairytale princess . ’ |
| 10 | Another special design shape is the spray ( see pp. 114–5 ) , and if you wanted one that was lighter in feel , you could create a spray of flowers with the stalks still showing as though they were an unwrapped bouquet , or a spray made to look as though it was a sprig from a bush or tree , with some flowers intertwined with the leaves . |
| 11 | Flayed by his voice , she tilted her chin defiantly , attempting to look as though his scorn meant nothing to her , though in truth it cut deeper than knives . |
| 12 | After this remarkable visit , the volcano continued to be active for a week or two , but the explosive activity died down somewhat , and it began to look as though the eruption was going to be just a nine-days ' wonder , and would soon fade away and be forgotten . |
| 13 | All the people changed until they began to look as he does . ’ |
| 14 | But it began to look as though they were destined to attend at least part of the party . |
| 15 | Seven minutes from the end of this Littlewoods Cup third-round replay , it was beginning to look as though they should accord the same honour to the current Wanderers ' manager , Phil Neal . |
| 16 | However , the margarine adverts having got to me , and the latest atherosclerosis story beginning to look as though it might be true , I succumbed to the temptation of having my lipids ( blood fats , including cholesterol ) done . |
| 17 | I was sixteen , the year of ‘ O ’ levels , and ii was beginning to look as though I would gain a respectable number of passes which would send me on my way to art school and my chosen career as a painter . |
| 18 | As everyone left , clutching the fountain pens and the sugar-pastry city crests handed out by an exuberant San Francisco mayor , so the world 's thoughts were principally , and thankfully , concentrated on the reality that one war was now definitely over while another — that raging across the Ocean in Korea — was beginning to look as though it might end soon . |
| 19 | He had already lost the Santiago — now it was beginning to look as though two other ships were doomed . |
| 20 | ‘ And it 's beginning to look as though he was killed in the environs of the Cathedral . |
| 21 | It 's beginning to look as though one of my rivals may have stolen it . ’ |
| 22 | The long straight nose , thin lips and diffident , questioning expression of the eyes set rather close together would have looked as well on a girl . |
| 23 | It was starting to look as though , whether I liked it or not , I simply might not survive . |
| 24 | She was starting to look as she had done in death . |
| 25 | Well , he now has his stepmother to thank for the beautiful house that has been restored to look as it did in the 18th century . |
| 26 | Curle stepped up and placed the penalty beyond Schmeichel and suddenly United looked as though they would be grateful for a point from a game they should have controlled — and won . |
| 27 | He also managed to look as though he were in shock , in pain and in hysterics at one and the same time . |
| 28 | Among the coats in the bedroom was a leather bomber jacket which did look as though it could be genuine World War Two . |
| 29 | To be fair , it really did look as though Ipswich had come for a draw , but we should have more imagination , pace or something to break down teams like that . |
| 30 | The call had been made in good faith : a car had looked as though it might turn over , but in the event it had not . |