Example sentences of "to look [adv] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | There is in fact a general danger that ‘ good ’ records will turn out to look remarkably similar to one another , ‘ bad ’ records made up only for non-conformists , individualists , or those who are in some way social or school ‘ loners ’ . |
| 2 | It was a revelation in its heyday , but Viz is now starting to look rather tired . |
| 3 | ’ Chaman suddenly began to look rather sad . |
| 4 | However , my hair is beginning to look rather dull and I 'd like to get it back to peak condition as soon as possible . |
| 5 | You can do too much of this if you are not careful and as I tend to paint with sharp stabby strokes it can be a fault with me to look rather bitty . |
| 6 | For oily/combination skins that are tending to look rather muddy , you can try the occasional home facial sauna . |
| 7 | Also , under this tightening regime , some of the non-nuclear activities were beginning to look rather shaky . |
| 8 | Erm and er perhaps it 's the owners wanting to look rather big . |
| 9 | She glanced across at Ralph , who continued to look acutely uncomfortable . |
| 10 | all the little branches will open out it 's going to look extremely nice when it 's er when it 's displayed . |
| 11 | She continued to look extremely doubtful even when Peregrine told the bystanders that it was none of our damn business what happened in Eastern Europe . |
| 12 | They used to look especially pathetic in summer . |
| 13 | Part of her trying to look merely idle . |
| 14 | Straight on , either front or back , the human being tends to look somewhat banal . |
| 15 | This will mean that you have to look only one way for the oncoming traffic . |
| 16 | No need to look so anxious . |
| 17 | They are all over 30 except one ( but then Chinese tend to look so young that that is difficult to believe ) , and 9 out of the 26 are women . |
| 18 | Old , old jeans , worn-out shirt ; how did he still manage to look so devastating ? |
| 19 | " Stop trying to look so damn nonchalant . " |
| 20 | made to look so small . |
| 21 | Hank could not imagine how she managed to look so elegant in such an outfit ; the concepts of breeding and natural grace were unknown to him , and the quiet air of command she had scared him slightly . |
| 22 | ‘ There 's no need to look so desperate , ’ he replied with just a hint of sympathy . |
| 23 | It took a kind of genius , Godolphin had once remarked when talking about Bloxham ( he liked to report on the absurdities of the Society , particularly when he was in his cups ) to look so dissipated and have nothing to regret for it . |
| 24 | ‘ You have no need to look so put-out , ’ he remarked lightly , taking in both their expressions with satisfaction . |
| 25 | And when he stood to strip off his tunic and shirt to have his arm attended to , why did he have to look so big and strong ? |
| 26 | ‘ There 's no need to look so panic-stricken , Robyn . |
| 27 | ‘ Very well , then , Theodosia , no need to look so downcast . |
| 28 | In that crushable taffeta ballet dress she has no right to look so cute . |
| 29 | How do you manage to look so smashing ? |
| 30 | I think I 've always loved you , certainly it seems like it — and you do n't need to look so astonished ; it was true about the home movies , or partly , anyway . |