Example sentences of "look [prep] [conj] a [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The sitting-room was long , and looked as if a child had been let loose with buckets of primary colours . |
| 2 | His toe-nails looked as if a knife would blunt on them and could not have been cut for months , possibly years . |
| 3 | She 'd found no sign of life anywhere on her travels , no supporting staff , though the house and gardens looked as if an army of faithful family retainers had slaved there for centuries . |
| 4 | This is a Southern Asian fish which can reach lengths well over 24in ( 60cm ) , with a base colour of gold/brown , it then looks as if a tyre has run along the length of the body leaving dark brown tread markings all along the eel . |
| 5 | He just looks as if a puff of wind would blow him away , ’ George finished . |
| 6 | She looks as if a wind could blow her away . " |
| 7 | Turns round and looks as if a bus had hit it . |
| 8 | I must admit that selected areas of the park are well looked after and a delight to wander through , but unfortunately by far the greater area of ‘ Old Deer Park ’ is spoiled by litter . |
| 9 | Not one of those books on healthy vaginas and wombs which Marigold might easily have looked into but a work on the nasty bacilli which may infest the human reproductive organs after a bungled or septic abortion . |
| 10 | Detectives have now found a knife they were looking for and a motorbike which was seen nearby . |
| 11 | Simply plugs into socket and controls any appliance which can be plugged into 13amp socket , to make it look as if a house is occupied . |
| 12 | TO overstate the attendance is both a good public relations exercise — making it look as if a team is better-supported than it is — and a possible outlet for laundering ‘ dirty money . ’ |
| 13 | With her dark blue hull , and red and white coach stripes , Big Easy is good to look at and a delight to sail . |
| 14 | The interior was probably quite well furnished in the ordinary way , but right now it looked as if a tornado had been through it . |
| 15 | He must have been about seventeen and was so-pale and thin he looked as if a gust of wind might blow him away . |
| 16 | There was a time , at the end of summer , a hopeful time , when it looked as if a lot of would-be railway companies would simply vanish , like the mushrooms they were . |
| 17 | And when Biarritz scored a quick try and Blanco landed a sensational penalty from about 60 metres it looked as if a miracle seemed possible simply because so many people passionately wanted it to happen . |
| 18 | The car was so low it looked as if a giant had tried to stub it out and it was clear that getting out of the bucket seat gave the Greek momentary altitude sickness . |
| 19 | The shelf was full , except for a small gap , where it looked as if a book had been taken out . |