Example sentences of "look [prep] [subord] a " in BNC.
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| 1 | His toe-nails looked as if a knife would blunt on them and could not have been cut for months , possibly years . |
| 2 | The sitting-room was long , and looked as if a child had been let loose with buckets of primary colours . |
| 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 | He just looks as if a puff of wind would blow him away , ’ George finished . |
| 5 | 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 . |
| 6 | The initiative was not continued , but it now looks as if a new partner has been found in the shape of the Venice Soprintendenza . |
| 7 | Turns round and looks as if a bus had hit it . |
| 8 | It looks as if a false belief could never be indefeasibly justified since there would always be some truth ( even if only the negation of the false belief ) whose addition would destroy the justification . |
| 9 | After that , the pace of your life will begin to slow down and although confusion will reign supreme around the 26th , it looks as if a long-awaited breakthrough will materialise . |
| 10 | She looks as if a wind could blow her away . " |
| 11 | As a young man , Sewell appeared to some observers to be eccentric and reserved , but at the same time he was looked upon as a steady , attentive and exemplary apprentice . |
| 12 | These matters will be looked at before a firm decision is taken . |
| 13 | ‘ We are actively looking at whether a smaller-scale scheme would be viable . ’ |
| 14 | 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 . |
| 15 | 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 . ’ |
| 16 | It began to look as if a wee riot might be in order . |
| 17 | Mature evergreen trees , such as Ilex crenata , have been trained and clipped into formal shapes which look as if a green cloud is floating on each branch . |
| 18 | ‘ You look as if a good meal would n't come amiss . ’ |
| 19 | Ah but it 's silly because the thing is , th the they 're , well the , th those , th those two rooms look as if a bloody tip has hit it ! |
| 20 | And can you imagine what the Harris Tweed lounge covers look like after a free range toddler has snacked and sicked up its holiday treats ? |
| 21 | After the eruption , it was found that almost the whole of one side of the cone had disappeared , and it looked as if a giant bite had been taken out of it . |
| 22 | 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 . |
| 23 | The interior was probably quite well furnished in the ordinary way , but right now it looked as if a tornado had been through it . |
| 24 | 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 . |
| 25 | It looked as if a four-way war was about to break out . |
| 26 | The shelf was full , except for a small gap , where it looked as if a book had been taken out . |
| 27 | 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 . |
| 28 | He must have been about seventeen and was so-pale and thin he looked as if a gust of wind might blow him away . |