Example sentences of "gave [pers pn] the look of " in BNC.
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| 1 | The waistline of her white dress , belted solid with beads and diamante , gave her the look of a page walking with a courtly gentleman disguised in black — doublet and hose lying in a chest at home an elongated miniature by Hillyard , a gentleman up to no good . |
| 2 | She sat down opposite him and propped her chin on her hands and gave him the look of limpid honesty at which she was particularly gifted . |
| 3 | ‘ He was a very judicious admirer of her world , often quoting minor felicities like the baby smelling of milk ( A Wreath of Roses ) or the cat ( in ‘ Summer Schools ’ ) whose ‘ hunched-up body , blown feathery by the wind , gave him the look of a barn owl ’ . |
| 4 | His cheesecutter hat and Burberry overcoat gave him the look of a working class spiv . |
| 5 | He wore no tie , but the effect of his neat sleeked-back hair and thick-framed spectacles gave him the look of a rather stern and learned professor . |