Example sentences of "[adv] look a [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He had to be fifty , but he did not look a day over thirty-five , an illusion helped by his lopsided boyish grin that was so very full of charm . |
| 2 | The 1989 Kiwis do not look a patch on their predecessors . |
| 3 | Miranda would always look a bit cheap , just as her mother said , because she never looked altogether clean . |
| 4 | If paragliders can at least get away with their sport when safely airborne , since they then take on some element of grace and beauty , the mountain biker will always look a clod . |
| 5 | We want to really look a lot slimmer . |
| 6 | She was biting on her lip now as if regretting her words ; then she added , ‘ It is n't every woman that can bear a child , and she does n't look a child-bearer to me . |
| 7 | And yet , she did n't look a sponger , she did n't sound a sponger . |
| 8 | I did n't look a day older . |
| 9 | The star 's penchant for nymphet flesh is a matter of record yet the actresses chosen to portray these girls are all individuals who do n't look a day under 25 . |
| 10 | The former south London schoolgirl does n't look a day older than when she was spotted by a talent scout in an airport lounge at the age of 14 . |
| 11 | ‘ I can honestly say you do n't look a day over twenty-five . ’ |
| 12 | ‘ My dear , ’ he said , ‘ you do n't look a day under eight . ’ |
| 13 | ‘ You do n't look a day older than the last time I worked with you . ’ |
| 14 | There did n't look a chance of another shock surprise win as there was at Carrick last week . |
| 15 | No , no no that does n't look a fig leaf , does that look like a fig leaf position to you ? |
| 16 | ‘ Well , you do n't look a bit like Mr Harris , ’ she said , ‘ so we can only assume … ’ ’ |
| 17 | ‘ He did n't look a bit like an earl , Guider , ’ she cried . |
| 18 | Not only did n't the soft voice sound like a witch 's , thought Virginia ; the face did n't look a bit like a witch 's ; in fact , she decided , the witch sounded and looked so sweet and gentle that she could n't be a witch ! |
| 19 | The first impression that Talbot had of Wotherspoon was that he did n't look a bit like a professor or an archaeologist but then , he had to admit , he had no idea what a professor or archaeologist was supposed to look like . |
| 20 | He said he does n't look a bit like he in real life what he does in that film does he ? |
| 21 | It was a marvellous site and , seen from so far away , the house did n't look a ruin . |
| 22 | Do n't look a gift horse in the mouth that 's what they say in n it ? |
| 23 | The company is touting Compete 5 as its answer to Improv , but it did n't look a patch on the Lotus product . |
| 24 | ‘ This does n't look a mouse kind of place . ’ |
| 25 | Mark Thompson may well look a bit nervous . |
| 26 | It was , in truth , the finest holiday I 've ever spent on a building-site and I may never look a sardine in the gill again . |
| 27 | Stepping out on to grass she turned and knew that she was one of the few in all history and legend who could safely look a dragon in the eye . |