Example sentences of "[pron] look [art] [adv] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Everyone looks a little mystified . |
| 2 | I hope I look a little like a Government building myself . |
| 3 | Or need I look no further than the old man 's unspoken mistrust of my intentions ? |
| 4 | On my last visit I noticed that an image of James Joyce had been engraved on a tiny glass window on the seat behind me , and other historical figures literally emerged from the woodwork when I looked a little closer around the bar . |
| 5 | It is true there are forms of the palmette which look a little like acanthus but I would not say that they are necessarily earlier and that the acanthus developed out of the palmette . |
| 6 | Changing the captain must be a strong possibility , not least because Carrick himself looked a little weary of wearing the crown of thorns . |
| 7 | She used every trick to ensure that at 50 she looks no more than 30 . |
| 8 | ‘ She looks a little like your Lucy , had you noticed ? |
| 9 | She looks a little to her right , and this is a case where the even classical features are somehow charged with meaning . |
| 10 | She looks a little to her left . |
| 11 | She looks a little hot and flustered at the moment , which I 'm afraid is my fault for rushing her down here at very little notice . |
| 12 | Or you can pick it out and say ‘ That 's a beautiful one , is n't it , there 'll be no problem there , ’ and you look no further . |
| 13 | you look a pretty fit guy erm |
| 14 | ‘ I want to be measured for some more boots , ’ Edward said , ‘ but you look a little shaken so I 'm sure it can wait until another day . ’ |
| 15 | " You look a little pale , Ma'am , the butler said quickly . |
| 16 | ‘ You look a little different , sir . ’ |
| 17 | ‘ My dear , ’ she said , ‘ you look a little wan this morning . |
| 18 | You look a little shaken . |
| 19 | No wonder you look a little distracted , ’ he murmured coolly . |
| 20 | ‘ You look a little pale suddenly . |
| 21 | ‘ You look a little pale . ’ |
| 22 | ‘ Oh yes , it did , ’ said Lili , ‘ though , mind you , I think it highly unlikely that anyone would tell you on your wedding day that you looked the most frightful frump — not , ’ she added hastily , ‘ that you did . |
| 23 | She looked a little startled , but she did as she was told . |
| 24 | Indeed , for a moment , she looked a little upset . |
| 25 | ‘ I only took her to the doctor because she had a bad nose bleed at playgroup , and I thought she looked a little pale . |
| 26 | It was then he noticed that she looked a little worried , as well as excited . |
| 27 | Adele , the younger of the two sisters although some privately reckoned that she looked a little drawn-in and slightly older than Angelica , was wiping down the flour from the big kitchen table as they came through the door . |
| 28 | She looked a little peculiar , but she would make everyone else look pitifully ordinary . |
| 29 | She looked a little worn and bleary-eyed , though her long , lion-coloured hair shone like health itself in the brassy sunlight of mid-day . |
| 30 | She looked a little discomposed as she spoke , as though guilty about this laissez-faire attitude , but she went on , ‘ If her family are worried , they 'll do something . ’ |