Example sentences of "look [prep] [indef pn] a [noun sg] " in BNC.

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1 It looks like something a navvy might use to dig roads up — thin , hollow metal tube , about as thick as a size 10 knitting needle , with a gimlet-like plunger .
2 because er , when they say how old are you and you say forty nine , they say oh well we , we , we were really looking for somebody a bit younger
3 LOOKING for something a bit different ?
4 Her expression was one of utter distaste , as though she were looking at something a dog had done in the middle of the floor .
5 This is the time of year when we all rack our brains to think of the perfect Christmas present , so if you are planning to look for something a bit different for the machine knitter in the family , this could be the ideal gift .
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