Example sentences of "[adj] [pers pn] looked [prep] the [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | In Chapter 3 we looked at the general interrelation of stylistic effects over a passage of some extent ; in Chapter 2 we considered the " macro-effects " of style as manifested in whole texts . |
| 2 | First he looked through the typed notes that Diane had done for him . |
| 3 | The sun was so low it looked through the dirty window at her , touching the reeds with golden fingers so that they were bright yellow . |
| 4 | Ceramic floor tiles gained tremendously in popularity when holidaymakers saw how attractive they looked in the Continental settings . |
| 5 | A whinchat paused on the path ahead with the lighthouse as background : a handsome male in summer plumage , prominent eyestripe , apricot-coloured breast , pure white markings on tail and wing — so bright it looked against the brown mud surround . |
| 6 | She slapped him gently on his flat stomach , thinking how attractive he looked in the pure-white cotton shirt and khaki cotton slacks he wore for the flight . |