Example sentences of "it look [prep] [num ord] " in BNC.
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1 | Set against the background of inflation this rise is less impressive than it looks at first sight . |
2 | The style of the figures is manifestly provincial and need not be so early as it looks at first glance , but it can hardly be after the mid century . |
3 | ‘ The scouts say it looks at first glance as if thousands are leaving . |
4 | Even though it looks at first it 's a ridiculous thing to do . |
5 | ‘ Not as bad as it looked on first assessment . |
6 | She was polite about the leeks and lumpy cheese and said a similar thing could be done with endives and it looked at first as if the lunch was going to prove a slightly awkward affair . |
7 | It looked at first as if she had been drinking blood . |
8 | At the end of this campaign it looked at last as if the time of peace had come , when the Council for which Anselm had been pressing for the past four years could be held with royal support . |