Example sentences of "[verb] what look [prep] a [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | If you look beneath the carriage , you can see that it has what looks like a shortened needle . |
| 2 | The small meadow in which the Brownies met was dotted with clumps of bushes and young trees , and most other parts of Longreen Park were wooded , so it could be understood why a pilot should choose what looked like a clear open green space to land his plane on . |
| 3 | Over in the corner , by the window , was an elderly man with a white beard , wearing what looked like a cut-down fez . |
| 4 | The only sign of life was a man , wearing what looked like a woollen dressing gown with a hood , riding past on a camel . |
| 5 | It took a few minutes for his eyes to adjust to the dimness , and he remained still , blinking hard , making out the man standing directly in front of him holding the shotgun , while on the stairs to his left another person — a woman ? — was also holding what looked like a small pistol on him . |
| 6 | The hindmost attendant was holding what looked like a large loaf of bread , and was using it to hit the minion in front , which was running almost doubled up , its little gloved hands held over its head , where the pursuing scullion was raining blows with the loaf . |
| 7 | He is holding what looks like a square brown leather hat box and a white Chanel carrier bag . |
| 8 | He hit what looked like a tremendous shot and the wind should have pushed it back left-to-right , but it did n't . |
| 9 | As she looked up she saw what looked like a loud speaker in one corner of the room . |
| 10 | He was carrying what looked like a huge steel club . |
| 11 | But instead , they turned and mounted the stairs , the one Joan decided was Forest carrying what looked like a large piece of sacking . |
| 12 | Golfers had reported seeing what looked like a human form wrapped in a brown shroud falling through the sky . |
| 13 | When he saw Robert , he made what looked like a little , stunted bow and moved back towards the boys on the lawn . |
| 14 | But , says Frank , ‘ a few weeks before I got to see a specialist I passed what looked like a bucket-full of blood into the toilet . |
| 15 | e4 and equally unusually achieved what looked like a considerable advantage from the opening . |
| 16 | Then one day , Evelyn came in waving what looked like a handsome dark green ring file . |
| 17 | This is not a good time to rush forward and seize what looks like a golden opportunity . |