Example sentences of "[adj] and look [adv] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Felipe was standing on the cliff-top and looking down , and Maggie felt guilty again as belatedly she remembered the horse . |
| 2 | Gareth Morgan was forty-two years old and looked more like fifty-two . |
| 3 | I hope that you find our proposal acceptable and look forward to the prospect of working closely with you on this project . |
| 4 | The 1922 Committee of backbench MPs is led by Cranley Onslow , stocky , ginger-haired and looking unaccountably like a surveyor who has just arrived to advise on suspected dry rot in the roof . |
| 5 | The woman turned round and saw that the red crow was perched on the balustrade , flapping its wings like a man trying to keep warm and looking in at them , its head cocked to one side . |
| 6 | About to leave the room with the intention of driving immediately away , he checked at a slight sound by the open door to the outside and looked around . |
| 7 | Her ribs were clear , her hipbones stuck out like mountains on a desert relief map , her thighs were straight and looked even longer than usual . |
| 8 | He was older , pale-skinned and looked too thin to be a welterweight , but the right cross that had put his younger opponent down had belied his looks . |
| 9 | This seems an effort to fit a cult-statue into a building with a sacrificial pit ; and though it was in profile that one saw these statues as one came in or went out , if one looked up as one passed under the beam which hid them , one saw them again , carved in very low relief on its underside , standing frontal and looking down at one : altogether an astonishing conception . |
| 10 | Dot sat herself cross-legged on the bed and watched him perched on the chair by the window , blinking and twitching and fidgeting but never looking her way , then seeming to fall asleep and looking quite young , younger than Mr Brown anyhow , and certainly not at all like Sally 's dad who 'd been to Burma and eaten rats . |
| 11 | Sorrel , asleep on the settee , suddenly became alert and looked expectantly in the direction of the kitchen . |
| 12 | It will grow into a shrubby bush 3′–4′ tall and looks equally beautiful grown alone or companionably in a border where it will flower away to your heart 's content . |
| 13 | He swallowed hard and looked up at their faces . |
| 14 | She swallowed hard and looked straight at Charlotte . |
| 15 | ‘ You know , ’ Ash was saying , breathing hard and looking down the stair-well as I opened the door . |
| 16 | Just be patient and look around you . ’ |
| 17 | We are pleased to be a part of the new AR Division within Scottish Amicable and look forward to seeing the Division increase its percentage share of the company 's overall — and increasing — new business production . |
| 18 | He then says that Caesar does n't seem to let his emotions speak more than his reason , but ( this is the next six or seven lines ) when ambitious young people are starting out , at the bottom of the heap , they are humble and look up with awe , but once they have made it to the top , they scorn all those below them , who have helped them to get there . |
| 19 | As to coming together for further talks , I think that I speak for all those who were involved in the talks in the summer , which we concluded , when I say that those who took part in them felt that they were valuable and looked forward to the possibility of being able to hold talks again . |
| 20 | The garden is pretty and looks out onto six acres of fields and a copse , and contains a tennis court which guests are welcome to use . |
| 21 | Once on the other side he stood still and looked around . |
| 22 | She stood still and looked across at the beer tent , shading her eyes . |
| 23 | He loved to lie next to her and kiss it and then to stretch flat and look up at her hips . |
| 24 | The sleep-deprived person may feel terrible and look pretty ragged but is typically capable of achieving the same levels of performance on psychological tests as when rested . |
| 25 | As their coach , Alex Wyllie , remarked : ‘ When we arrived in Wales we were told Cardiff were no damned good and look how well they played against us . |
| 26 | I always turn them upside down or against the wall for a few months and then I might become curious and look again . |
| 27 | Still , I 'm glad I stole Friday and Saturday to see the boys , and after a couple of hours ' sleep , I awoke refreshed and looking forward to the arrival of David Grindrod for lunch . |
| 28 | He 's big , athletic and looks very promising ’ . |
| 29 | But I 'm exhausted now , half-dead and looking back , see that Stewpid is gaining on me , has halved the distance between us … my breath comes in jags , my chest is going to explode . |
| 30 | His parents say he was happy and looking ahead to University . |