Example sentences of "and [adj] [noun] look " in BNC.
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| 1 | Interestingly Mr D denied that communications was more inclined to encourage students to question conventional wisdom than subjects such as English , saying that ‘ I do n't think academic subjects do … take things for granted ’ and that English looks at how writers are ‘ situated socially and economically and culturally ’ . |
| 2 | Before that can happen there has to be peace in Afghanistan , and that prospect looks as remote as the end to the drug traffic . |
| 3 | After Charlotte 's death in 1943 , the villagers all noticed how extraordinarily frail and sunken Shaw looked . |
| 4 | A hundred and fifty people look certain to lose their jobs with the closure of a weapons factory . |
| 5 | Their billycock hats were in their hands , twisted out of shape by nervous fingers , and neither man looked up to meet the marquis 's eyes . |
| 6 | Depositors are commonly financial institutions and multinational firms looking for a more profitable or convenient outlet for dollar deposits that they have acquired in the USA . |
| 7 | He is now concentrating on providing M&A services to Japanese clients looking for acquisitions in Europe , Japanese clients looking for domestic acquisitions and European clients looking for Japanese acquisitions . |
| 8 | The Prime Minister has said the ERM crisis means that the timetable for European economic and monetary union looks unrealistic . |
| 9 | Unless the Government crosses this ideological barrier and invests in education , training and infrastructure , then the spiral of increasing unemployment and low pay looks likely to continue . |
| 10 | And this case looks tough . |
| 11 | I just stood there solid as a rock and this feller looked at me as if to say , ‘ For two pins … ’ |
| 12 | Besides , if it looks right , it will fly right , and this machine looked right . |
| 13 | The woman confirmed she would be pleased to help and this time looked as though she meant what she said . |
| 14 | There are several key elements in the production process , and this Section looks at those that are the subject of examination questions for business and accountancy students . |
| 15 | And this party looked as if it could go on for hours yet ! |
| 16 | The verdict was suicide , but many people thought he was murdered , and this series looks again at the evidence — although as usual the final verdict is left to the viewer . |
| 17 | ‘ Colorific does n't meet the best opposition ever seen in the Great Voltigeur and Further Flight looks a worthy favourite for the Lonsdale . ’ |
| 18 | The outlook for this once beautiful natural coast , its mangroves and marine life looks bleak . |
| 19 | This rare and peculiar fossil looks rather like a sea-lily without arms , and has more than a passing resemblance to a tennis racket ! |
| 20 | She spoke in a soft , quiet voice and old Ben looked at her in surprise . |
| 21 | And another outline looked strangely familiar . |
| 22 | I just hope we get the right result and have something to celebrate and another game to look forward too . |
| 23 | We know that we still have several hours of concentrated work ahead and another meal to look forward to at the end of the working day . |
| 24 | We are a group of professionals from health and social services looking at pregnancy where one or both of the partners has a learning disability . |
| 25 | This government must not be allowed to dismantle our NHS while the academics and social scientists look on . |
| 26 | Frequent whitewashing or repapering , like John Barton 's ‘ clean stencilled pattern ’ , is often alluded to , no doubt because it made damp and derelict rooms look fresh and dry but that is the way that they remain for the reader . |
| 27 | Although the publishers rejected the idea of a joint imprint , they do have to market the books jointly — but in such a way that the public and foreign publishers looking to pick up the foreign rights are not confused . |
| 28 | The door opened an inch and a yellow and brown eye looked out . |
| 29 | However , the easiest way to distinguish the two groups is that the walker/scrambler will stand at the bottom of a difficult and dangerous mountain looking for a safe and easy way up , and the climber/dangler will stand at the foot of a safe and easy mountain looking for a difficult and dangerous way up . |
| 30 | But the state 's shabby and dangerous schools look less and less like breeding grounds for the biotechnologists and virtual-reality scriptwriters of the future . |