Example sentences of "she looked the [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | That morning they parted under the trees , he never took her all the way to the gates , that would only have made things worse , that morning she looked the way she always looked , rings under her eyes and her whole body braced for the ordeal that lay ahead , how hard it was to leave her always , maybe that was why they always drew the parting out , sometimes it took minutes , just the saying goodbye , they backed away from each other , then stopped and called something out , then backed away again , they called out special words that they 'd made up , words to fill the distance between them , words for the things they could n't say , they backed away till he was under the trees or she was through the gates , whichever happened first , she looked the same way she always looked that morning , except for one thing , she had a clock tucked under her arm , the clock they 'd found together , the clock that did n't tick , the lonely clock . |
| 2 | She looked the epitome of elegance and good taste , with the confidence of a woman who knows she is beautiful . |
| 3 | she looked the word up . |
| 4 | She looked the part . |
| 5 | He would have recognized her from her strong resemblance to her brother , although she looked the elder by some years . |
| 6 | She could easily have noble blood , she looked the sort . |
| 7 | She looked the sort of girl who is so often a trademark of California — a girl who could dance all night , yet play tennis or golf , ride or swim the next day without the slightest effort . |
| 8 | As it was , I nodded and made for the door ; she looked the sort of woman who won protracted lawsuits . |
| 9 | She looked the sort who would think more of her appearance than of anything else . |
| 10 | She looked the place over while Josie was paying off the cab . |
| 11 | Then she looked the German squarely in the eye . |