Example sentences of "did look " in BNC.
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| 1 | She did look unwell — her face was pale . |
| 2 | ‘ He means , ’ said Rita , slowly , in her loud classroom voice , ‘ anyone could walk in as long as he or she were not carrying a package that did look suspicious . ’ |
| 3 | Among the coats in the bedroom was a leather bomber jacket which did look as though it could be genuine World War Two . |
| 4 | I did look at the stripogram group because I was so horrified at the thought that they might do it again . |
| 5 | Not because I actually felt at home with all the ‘ weirdos ’ in there but because the shop really did look like my nan 's house . |
| 6 | He was a diplomat , an arms dealer , a spy ( he did look a bit foreign ) . |
| 7 | She did look fetching in her fuchsia velour jumpsuit that deepened her speedwell eyes to a pansy purple . |
| 8 | It did look like Tumbleweed . |
| 9 | So I was surprised to encounter one firm with a collection of what really did look like my sort of junk . |
| 10 | The old man did look a bit shamefaced , however , but it was a worthless little triumph . |
| 11 | Suddenly she really did look quite plain . |
| 12 | He added : ‘ We did look at the possibility of replacing McDermott with another fast bowler but all those good enough were already committed elsewhere . ’ |
| 13 | She wondered just how awful she did look . |
| 14 | ‘ Under the power of melting grief ’ , immediately after her death he wrote , ‘ my dear wife did look for good in me , and more help in me than she found , especially lately in my weakness and decay . |
| 15 | I glanced up the path , which did look steep and rather rough . |
| 16 | They did look a little absurd though , with Morrissey 's quiff looming in enormous proportions and Marr 's face speedily reclining behind a blossoming mop of fringe . |
| 17 | And it 's rather a good thing this one did look like a tramp , ’ she added , ‘ because you might not have talked to him if you had n't mistaken him for a poor old man , and he would n't have learned anything about Brownies , and we should n't be going to continue to enjoy the use of his lovely Park . |
| 18 | For the carnival the barrow was filled with vegetables and two wire half hoops straddled it from front to back and side to side , these were beautifully decorated with flowers by my sisters and the wheelbarrow really did look effective . |
| 19 | Now we did look for better things . |
| 20 | The photographer had obviously been studying portraits of Betty Grable and other film stars and was trying to be very artistic , with much back lighting and fluffing out of hair , and I must admit that my hair ( touching my shoulders , naturally ) , did look nice . |
| 21 | Even if Nazi domestic policies were worrying , it did look as if the Nazis were maintaining a friendly stance towards Poland . |
| 22 | My thighs were far from being perfect but , my goodness , they did look much better . |
| 23 | And Terry did look as if he had a powerful hug . |
| 24 | The lank look had disappeared and it did look lighter . |
| 25 | He did look strange in the elegant black shoes , darned woollen socks , threadbare shorts , top hat and tails . |
| 26 | The Italian Serie B side looked yards ahead in terms of skill and pace , and although Pompey fought hard to equalise , they did look vulnerable on the break . |
| 27 | Hank was fun , even if it did look as if he would never make Grade 12 and never earn much . |
| 28 | My , he did look different . |
| 29 | Such an appeal was not to be resisted , but first I had to tell Meehan that if I did look into his case , I must feel myself free to come to whatever conclusions my investigations led me , ‘ whether in your favour or not ’ . |
| 30 | She did look nice , she admitted , not being a vain woman . |