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 .
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