Example sentences of "[noun] look [adv prt] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | And the flying mattresses , the R A F looks back 50 years . |
| 2 | Innocent and anxious , her father 's long-lashed dark eyes looked up bright as swords . |
| 3 | When he decided to reform his first and misguided collecting habits , Barnes looked up both of them for advice . |
| 4 | Simon looked up surprised , even amused : ‘ And I thought you liked him ! ’ |
| 5 | Mum says that it took her hours to look up all the verses . |
| 6 | One gang , which consisted of four coachmakers and two labourers , prepared and placed all timber , panels and other materials on the spot where it was required , and no man who was engaged on actual repairs was required to leave the job to look up any material . |
| 7 | He had been hiding out , sleeping rough , until three days ago when he arrived in Paris to look up another man indebted to him . |
| 8 | ‘ I spent hours in the library looking up all the journals I could find — and the thing that kept coming back to me was that even if you had the treatment , there was a chance that the effects of toxoplasmosis on the child might not come out until years later . |
| 9 | Butcher , whose career looked over last season because of a knee injury , will be offered a one-year contract this week after starring for the First Division club in three pre-season friendlies . |
| 10 | The woman looked around middle age — although , according to the notes , she was only thirty-eight — very thin , except for a grossly enlarged abdomen , and her yellowish hair was stringy and uncombed . |
| 11 | Li Yuan looked up surprised . |
| 12 | ‘ Eddy , ’ he said sharply , leaning forwards and bringing the front legs of his chair down onto the floor with a crash , so that Bob looked up startled . |
| 13 | Esmerelda looked round one last time at me , giggling , and I laughed back . |
| 14 | Athelstan held up his torch and Cranston looked around this most benighted of God 's acres . |
| 15 | Every household should have a bible and what better way to look up favourite passages quickly than on your computer system . |
| 16 | A few black-gowned priests looked up startled . |
| 17 | Maxim looked back expressionless knowing she was babbling from nervousness knowing his own stolid attitude was nervousness too . |
| 18 | The rear cockpit is practically identical to the front , but does have one truly unique piece of hefty-looking ironmongery : a big black binocular periscope fixed right in front of the occupant 's face to look over front seater 's head |
| 19 | The Prince of Wales looked up annoyed . |