Example sentences of "not look a " in BNC.
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| 1 | The 1989 Kiwis do not look a patch on their predecessors . |
| 2 | Thirdly , even if the stupendous funds demanded were available , should one not look a little more carefully at the begging queue ? |
| 3 | 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 . |
| 4 | He did not look a particularly easy ride that day and could well prove a handful for his inexperienced rider . |
| 5 | It has to be said that the countries in this bit of the world , which were previously part of the Soviet Union , do not look a promising market . |
| 6 | I can not believe he came without Airey Neave 's permission , but it did not look a very comfortable arrangement , and I declined . |
| 7 | Indeed , at first glance this does not look a very compelling book : it holds to a strong version of the Whorf-Sapir hypothesis ; it contains extended discussions of those perennial seminar heroes Lok and Benjy from Golding 's The Inheritors and Faulkner 's The Sound and the Fury respectively ; and there is a dutiful chapter on gender . |
| 8 | But if the room is not to look a complete jumble you have to try to create distinct areas for relaxing , sleeping , eating and work . |
| 9 | ‘ Well , you do n't look a bit like Mr Harris , ’ she said , ‘ so we can only assume … ’ ’ |
| 10 | And yet , she did n't look a sponger , she did n't sound a sponger . |
| 11 | ‘ He did n't look a bit like an earl , Guider , ’ she cried . |
| 12 | 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 ! |
| 13 | I did n't look a day older . |
| 14 | 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 . |
| 15 | 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 . |
| 16 | It was a marvellous site and , seen from so far away , the house did n't look a ruin . |
| 17 | ‘ It does n't look a big enough building to house this lot , ’ D'Arcy observed . |
| 18 | There were occasions yesterday when she did n't look a bad player , certainly trimmer and more mobile than when she played the game for real , and showing some nimble footwork which Lionel himself would have envied . |
| 19 | ‘ This does n't look a mouse kind of place . ’ |
| 20 | 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 . |
| 21 | Incola did n't look a likely winner either when 25 lengths behind pace-setter Great Max rounding Tattenham Corner . |
| 22 | 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 . |
| 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 | ‘ I can honestly say you do n't look a day over twenty-five . ’ |
| 25 | ‘ My dear , ’ he said , ‘ you do n't look a day under eight . ’ |
| 26 | ‘ You do n't look a day older than the last time I worked with you . ’ |
| 27 | I told him he did n't look a wicked person . |
| 28 | Does n't look a brilliant day does it weatherwise at the races clouds . |
| 29 | There did n't look a chance of another shock surprise win as there was at Carrick last week . |
| 30 | No , no no that does n't look a fig leaf , does that look like a fig leaf position to you ? |