Example sentences of "[coord] look [adv] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Generally speaking they are the ones who do not wear suits — or look rather uncomfortable when they do . |
| 2 | Will they stand up to family wear and tear or look too sturdy for dinner parties ? |
| 3 | You can either stand on them , or look very stupid on the stage . |
| 4 | It' er nothing to show out or stand out or look rather pleasant . |
| 5 | She did n't seem or look very intelligent , but she must be . |
| 6 | Sideboards were prized ( if you could grow them ) & real mutton chops appeared & looked very mean — although they were never in or out of fashion as such — just optional all the way through . |
| 7 | My apple trees are nor looking very healthy , and every year there are scabby , open wounds in the fruits which look very unsightly . |
| 8 | Victorian Gothic it certainly is , and looks wonderfully strong and solid and right for its hard-working and worthy owner , who was not averse to a little picturesque grouping of steep roofs and gables and the addition of a narrow corner tower . |
| 9 | 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 . |
| 10 | She looks at her hands and looks visibly disgusted . |
| 11 | But at least this James Davies creature has completed Paperboy and looks marginally human ! |
| 12 | Distortion near the equator and the central meridian is small , but increases considerably towards the poles and the outer meridians. ( b ) Hammer projection , developed in the late 19th century by a German professor of sur is also an equal-area projection and looks more realistic than the Sinusoidal . |
| 13 | Graphically the game is top-notch , the character sprites are large and nicely detailed while movement is fluid and looks very believable . |
| 14 | yes , yes , he 's on the gallop and looks very old and worn |
| 15 | Safrane 's cabin is plush , solid in feel and looks very high tech . |
| 16 | He 's big , athletic and looks very promising ’ . |
| 17 | The walls had all collapsed and looked pretty flimsy . |
| 18 | There he was , standing beside the bed in grey trousers and a black jersey , and looking disgustingly wide-awake . |
| 19 | The dog never paid any attention to any of these commands , but , like most dogs , carried on eating golf balls , smelling strangers ' private parts , and looking immensely pleased with himself . |
| 20 | He was conscious of the fact that Madeleine was toying with her food and looking increasingly bored . |
| 21 | Before we went we met in the family room , Tremayne pretending nonchalance and looking unexpectedly sophisticated in his dinner jacket : grey hair smooth in wings , strong features composed , bulky body slimmed by ample expert tailoring . |
| 22 | The lights changed and the truck pulled off with Chase trying to keep his balance and looking thoroughly bemused . |
| 23 | Harlequin ducks were enjoying the rapids and sun , toing and froing , preening and looking most elegant , and I was enjoying myself , crawling commando-style at the water 's edge , despite the odd passer-by 's curious gaze . |
| 24 | He was back quite soon and looking distinctly puzzled . |
| 25 | Immediately beyond , a short lane leads up to a long terrace of cottages built to house the workers of the Millthrop woollen mill nearby across the river , and looking rather forlorn and out of place since their source of employment was destroyed by fire many years ago . |
| 26 | She stared at him in some amazement , and looking rather confused , João backed out and left her with her Imitation . |
| 27 | He was holding the animal 's head up by its antlers and looking shyly pleased at the camera . |
| 28 | But walking along beside him , sucking his cane , and looking ineffably bored as he escorted his new marchioness , née Miss Maybelle Foy , the meat-packer 's heiress from Chicago , was none other than Havvie Blaine , of unblessed memory . |
| 29 | Felix bawled angrily , on his feet , with his arms swinging on a curve away from his body and looking abnormally long . |
| 30 | And she was n't depending only on her instinct — yesterday he had come home too late to go to the Sabbath commencement service and looking very tired . |