Example sentences of "[noun prp] [be] looking [adj] " in BNC.
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1 | On the other hand , Chelmsford are looking stronger by the game and the thumping dished out here was the second of its kind inside eight days , following the 26–3 humiliation of Sunderland . |
2 | I know Liverpool are returning from the land of the lost and Aston Villa are looking good for a shot at the title . |
3 | Scotland may be out , but Hampden 's looking fit to grace the best of games , as you 're about to see . |
4 | Biddy was looking grim . |
5 | Leonora had started to weep , and Dom Alfonso was looking sheepish , shifting uneasily from one foot to another . |
6 | Pooley was looking thoughtful . |
7 | Pooley was looking impatient . |
8 | Stephen was looking pleased . |
9 | They thought that Goibniu was looking happy ( although it was always difficult to tell with giants ) and thought , was n't it a fine old thing to see how well the designs were being received and was n't it great , altogether , to see how well received the Oakapple 's sketches were , because had n't he been the guiding light behind most of the work ? |
10 | Ted was looking dignified , but broken . |
11 | When the Land Rover drew up , Paddy was looking perplexed . |
12 | EuroDisney shares have crashed like a stone and the future of the Pounds 2bn Magic Kingdom operation near Paris is looking shaky . |
13 | LIVERPOOL is looking wonderful in spring and I recommend a visit — not forgetting the Tate Gallery in its spectacular Albert Dock setting , where you can see four exhibitions : Stanley Spencer , American Expressionists , European abstracts and modern Korean art . |
14 | And chairman Dave Richards is looking far beyond a climb from the bottom half of the Premier League , a position Francis insists is false . |
15 | But Dr Ali was looking restless . |
16 | Malcolm was looking pale . |
17 | Ron was looking pleased with himself . |
18 | By dint of a couple of birdies and a fortunate eagle on the long fourteenth hole , Jack was looking good for a share of the prize money . |
19 | If Mrs Jones is looking uncomfortable , she may have wet herself , or she may be in a lot of pain . |
20 | Conrad was looking good , Lee thought , despite his paunch . |
21 | If Alina was looking cynical , Angelica could only suppose that it was because she 'd earned the right to be . |
22 | Jean-Paul was looking flustered and embarrassed ; she knew that Edouard was coldly furious . |
23 | Timothy Hutton was looking uncomfortable and McLeish said that it just seemed a lot to him . |
24 | Indeed , given the fact that there are only a couple of dozen companies quoted on the exchange , the opportunity for follow-on business for DEC is looking limited in the short term , despite its apparent enthusiasm to off-load a VAX 6000 . |
25 | Strach 's looking tired and rocky would at least have been a reasonable replacement , White is more of a winger/ striker than a creative midfield player . |
26 | Strach 's looking tired and rocky would at least have been a reasonable replacement , White is more of a winger/ striker than a creative midfield player . |
27 | And wee Bernard 's looking well too . |
28 | David Jacques and Dean Crumpton are looking sturdy as the full-backs , but the biggest test will be for Peter Reed and Wayne Hannigan , ball-winners asked to be more creative in midfield . |
29 | Bryony 's looking good . ’ |
30 | Preston was looking stiff because he was braced for another horror story . |