Example sentences of "[verb] look [adj] [prep] the [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The sail may appear to look better with the leech closed , but actual performance has shown that , other than in very light conditions , the boat will sail better with the main opened up . |
| 2 | A relatively old rug that has been well looked after may be in far better condition than a newer item that has seen less considerate use , and some contemporary items are deliberately made to look old by the use of chemical washes ( p. 27 ) . |
| 3 | All students who graduate from the Buckinghamshire College from 1993 onwards will receive Brunel University degrees — nobody can deny that this is n't going to look good on the CV ! |
| 4 | But they would have looked ridiculous alongside the others . |
| 5 | ‘ Bobby needed to look better in the eye of the public — not to be such a bad boy . |
| 6 | Concrete block piers are built by laying two blocks flat and two on edge on alternate courses : they do n't have to look pretty on the back , as long as they 're soundly constructed . |
| 7 | He still managed to look cool in the denims and white sweatshirt . |
| 8 | I turned , looked , and went back to her , standing looking furious in the light of a Spud-U-Like . |
| 9 | The Italian Serie B side looked yards ahead in terms of skill and pace , and although Pompey fought hard to equalise , they did look vulnerable on the break . |
| 10 | Earlier , things had looked black for the visitors as Farnham moved into the lead after just 14 minutes . |
| 11 | It had looked promising for the tourists as openers David Boon and Mark Taylor batted confidently for the first hour to put on 38 . |
| 12 | Streets which had looked short on the map seemed endless when one had to walk them with a suitcase . |
| 13 | If the old man had looked ill in the train , he looked ghastly now . |
| 14 | ‘ It does look exciting for the aftermarket . ’ |
| 15 | ‘ It does look exciting for the aftermarket . ’ |
| 16 | They spun round and discovered Jennifer Gristy , who was trying to look invisible against the cliff face not ten yards from where they stood . |
| 17 | To fully understand the workings of Sage accounting software , you have to look first at the DOS versions it already has under its belt . |