Example sentences of "[pron] look a [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ I know I look a complete wreck , ’ answered Felicity Suvarov with a mischievous gleam in her remarkable eyes , ‘ but I do n't feel quite as bad as I look . ’ |
| 2 | Michael Jackson he said I really regret , he said I look a right mess |
| 3 | For a man who always looks so morose when batting — ‘ I know I look a miserable sod out there , but I ca n't help it , ’ he once said — and whose captaincy had previously seemed rather ordinary , it was a revelation . |
| 4 | ‘ Dad 'll make himself look a great idiot if he goes up there , wo n't he , Mum ? |
| 5 | ‘ You look a total mess this morning , ’ Eleanor went on coolly , obviously feeling that all the advantages were piling up on her side . |
| 6 | His anger made her turn to look at him : ‘ You look a right mess ! ’ |
| 7 | It is also understood that these Biros were capable of telepathically transmitting their cries for freedom to companions of their tormentors , with the result that these would remark , for no logical reason , ‘ You look a right prat with that thing hanging round your neck , throw it away . ’ |
| 8 | ‘ You look a miserable cunt in the picture , too . ’ |
| 9 | ‘ You look a little distraite , ’ he observed drily , his eyes moving from the rumpled strands of blonde hair escaping from her plait to the finger-marks and the damp champagne patch on the front of her dress . |
| 10 | Ah now wonder you look a little bit lost . |
| 11 | ‘ We have our confidence back and we look a solid unit at the moment , ’ he said . |
| 12 | ‘ I usually travel with an assistant from my management company and she does the same so we look a fine pair , both of us sitting there with dozens of jars in front of us , but it does the trick ; it takes my mind off the fact that we are 30,000 feet in the air at the time . |
| 13 | And they look a poor crop this year . |
| 14 | I must admit I , I really do n't agree with that , I mean I find that many women who have had erm children actually their figure has improved after the children , they look a great deal better and I certainly do n't think that many women in Scotland looked vast after they 've had children , I totally disagree with that . |
| 15 | Despite thirty-six hours in the field they look a cheerful bunch , all prepared to swap ‘ war stories ’ in the mess after a clean-up before going home . |
| 16 | So they look a little bit different . |
| 17 | Many of my Malawis are beautiful blue and purple colours which look great when the aquarium light is combined with natural daylight , but in the evening when there is no natural light , they look a pale blue/white colour — a far cry from their stunning metallic daylight colours . |
| 18 | If that 's the squad it look a very attack orientated setup with maybe Lukic being the reserve centre half : - ) ) |