Example sentences of "but it look [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Not strikingly original as anthropological titles go , but it looked well with his name set out underneath it in italic capitals . |
| 2 | but it looked black from up there , so I er opened the window and rattled the venetian blind and I thought you 'd 've heard that erm and it shot out there , whether it went underneath the gate , can they get through under the gate ? |
| 3 | It was an illusion , he knew that , but it looked real and solid . |
| 4 | It looks alright , but it looked better when it was long . |
| 5 | It did n't hurt , honestly , but it looked worse than it was and Lisabeth sort of saw red . ’ |
| 6 | She had put on one of Alice 's brassières under the dress she had lent her , but it looked odd , so she had to take it off . |
| 7 | I did n't personally think having a piano on the back of a truck was much use either , but it looked good and gave the band somewhere to balance their beer cans . |
| 8 | A few months ago she would have needed to buy a larger size , but it looked good , she had to admit . |
| 9 | But it looked mighty like Switzerland . |
| 10 | He could n't tell if it was leather or canvas webbing , but it looked broad and strong . |
| 11 | We did use black paper , but it looked terrible and attracted graffiti , so then we thought of fine art . |
| 12 | He did n't quite understand the chemistry yet , but it looked complicated . |
| 13 | I ca n't vouch for this hotel but it looked wonderful for a romantic weekend . |
| 14 | ‘ Apparently all he said was that he did n't know how he 'd died , but it looked unpleasant . |
| 15 | But it looks fantastic . |
| 16 | The pride of Scotland hold a 2–1 European Cup first leg lead but it looks fragile when you consider the awesome power of Leeds on their own territory and the effect of that Yorkshire choir at full blast . |
| 17 | Erm actually it 's about the same , but it looks better in my accounts . |
| 18 | But it looks nice , yeah , I bought her that one . |
| 19 | It may not catch you many , if any , more rabbits but it looks good . |
| 20 | It has n't any mark but it looks good . " |
| 21 | Not that good , but it looks good . |
| 22 | ‘ I do n't think — I ca n't quite — I honestly ca n't tell one boat from another , but it looks different . |
| 23 | I think at the moment the it 's the Scottish theory , not proven but it looks promising . |
| 24 | But it looks likely that we will get a new statutory regime relating to public order offences . |
| 25 | We will be looking for another assignment for him but it looks unlikely until next winter . ’ |
| 26 | And I dare n't , I 'm not gon na tell her , but I , I , I 'm trying to say , well , it 's a little bit out , it 's in a park and er , th th but it looks gorgeous ! |
| 27 | The formula can be extended to a pop group , as in Lester 's Beatles films , or Boorman 's Catch Us If You Can ( 1965 ) centred on the Dave Clark Five , but it looks more than a little shaky when applied to a more complex , not to say maudlin , character like that written by Shelagh Delaney for Albert Finney in Charlie Bubbles ( 1967 ) . |
| 28 | So it looks good , but it looks alright . |
| 29 | But it looks alright because it 's a big lawn . |
| 30 | But it looks green ? |