Example sentences of "but look [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ Do n't know , but looks such a nice young man … ’ |
| 2 | 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 . |
| 3 | Du n no how old she is but looks good on it anyway erm the erm the er let's do these these bits of paper er lost cats and dogs and things . |
| 4 | I know but looks good and I do n't like it because it looks good . |
| 5 | And as Clarissa usually ties back her hair , we showed her a sophisticated style that takes only seconds , but looks professional . |
| 6 | She is young but not so young as Chela , who says she is 18 but looks 16 at the most . |
| 7 | He is thirty-nine but looks older . |
| 8 | But looking good on display is a sunburst Vester Jazz bass copy ; we spot a ‘ Made In Korea ’ sticker on the back of the headstock and a suitable £169 price tag . |
| 9 | Jo and Maggie , both early twenties but looking thirty , dressed by jumble sales as they ca n't afford Silvex Modes prices , gaze at each other over the plastic pots of mustard on the formica table top . |
| 10 | She thought that breed was extinct , but he , fat , bearded , boss-eyed , aged thirty-six but looking fifty — an effigy of dissipation — was unfortunately very much alive . |
| 11 | He called them white inseficus full of dead mens ' bones , but looking nice on the outside . |
| 12 | Smiling but looking frail , she was asked if she would be taking things gently , and replied : ‘ A little . ’ |
| 13 | Smiling but looking frail , she was asked if she would be taking things gently , and replied : ‘ A little . ’ |
| 14 | This is Lockheed L.1049G-82-81 Super Constellation serial 4618 , now a dainty 36 years old , but looking more than a little worse for wear . |
| 15 | But looking big and good are not incompatible are they ? |
| 16 | But look that 's all the black off the car . |
| 17 | This means that a low maintenance composition needs to use materials and planting that are not only easy to care for but look good throughout the year . |
| 18 | In order to cover up a faux pas do not look disconcerted but look pleased and pretend that the action was deliberate . |
| 19 | They 're not cheap but look magnificent . |
| 20 | Both completed 90 minutes in this week 's 1–1 draw with Sheffield United Reserves at St James Park , but look some way off full match fitness . |
| 21 | But look deeper and you are likely to discover a man who is emotionally and sexually screwed-up . |
| 22 | Unisys Corp and AT&T Co 's NCR Corp are possibilities but look unlikely . |
| 23 | Had she not been swept into the world of royalty , she would probably have developed like her sisters , the kind of county girls who underdress , but look smart when they need to . |
| 24 | Off just a four pounds higher mark , he looks a value bet in a race where the top three are strongly fancied but look likely to struggle giving away so much weight . |
| 25 | Davies , 6ft 2in and 17st , spoke calmly but looked tired and strained . |
| 26 | The men , who were mostly Sudanis from the south , ignored them but looked uneasy . |
| 27 | The first campers , these pioneers of the British holiday industry , sat around the pool , ate the food , wandered around but looked bored , to Billy at least . |
| 28 | On physical examination she was afebrile but looked hypothyroid with a large , firm , generalised thyroid swelling . |
| 29 | Leading scorer Paul Wilkinson struck his 20th goal of the season against his former club but looked glum as he left the dressing room . |
| 30 | His eyes were the same amber-brown as his son 's , but looked lighter , as his face was more tanned . |