Example sentences of "was looking [art] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It was looking a mess because I had n't had the heart to tidy it ; the sky outside had a yellow-grey sameness , without a hint of where the sun might be , and in that light the flowers on the dirty brown wallpaper looked sadder than ever . |
| 2 | She was looking a bit like she had the morning of her hysterectomy . |
| 3 | Sue 's hair is quite fine and in good condition but her eight month old perm was looking a bit tired . |
| 4 | Chris was looking a bit alarmed . |
| 5 | She was looking a bit unwell actually she should n't be driving in her condition ! |
| 6 | ‘ Not in that respect , but I did think she was looking a lot older . ’ |
| 7 | She became aware that her beige Sunday suit was looking a trifle out of fashion , compared with Mrs MacDonald 's burnt-orange outfit , and this confused her still more . |
| 8 | He was not reassured by hearing Bruce Davidson in the passage cheerily observing to Catherine that she was looking a bittie pale ; was it just the London air , or had she been burning the candle at both ends ? |