Example sentences of "[adj] [pers pn] look [prep] the [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | In Section 7.4 we look at the special case of inherently restrictive adjectives . |
| 2 | 'You want to make sure I look like the guilty party if anything goes wrong . |
| 3 | In the former we look for the objectionable and unacceptable features in the book and use these as the basis of rejection , and in the latter we look for the meritorious and desirable features in the book and use these as the basis of selection . |
| 4 | In Chapter 3 we looked at the general interrelation of stylistic effects over a passage of some extent ; in Chapter 2 we considered the " macro-effects " of style as manifested in whole texts . |
| 5 | In the former we look for the objectionable and unacceptable features in the book and use these as the basis of rejection , and in the latter we look for the meritorious and desirable features in the book and use these as the basis of selection . |
| 6 | First he looked through the typed notes that Diane had done for him . |
| 7 | The sun was so low it looked through the dirty window at her , touching the reeds with golden fingers so that they were bright yellow . |
| 8 | In the next two sections , we shall draw attention to effects on interpretation and consider informally the basis of the distinction ; in 2.4 and 2.5 we look at the grammatical consequences , and in the remainder of the chapter consider why the distinction may sometimes be hard to appreciate and argue that it is nevertheless quite generally available for the attributive adjectival construction . |
| 9 | Ceramic floor tiles gained tremendously in popularity when holidaymakers saw how attractive they looked in the Continental settings . |
| 10 | A whinchat paused on the path ahead with the lighthouse as background : a handsome male in summer plumage , prominent eyestripe , apricot-coloured breast , pure white markings on tail and wing — so bright it looked against the brown mud surround . |
| 11 | She slapped him gently on his flat stomach , thinking how attractive he looked in the pure-white cotton shirt and khaki cotton slacks he wore for the flight . |