Example sentences of "look [adv] [prep] [art] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ The trouble with modern textiles is that they use synthetic dyes and the colours do n't look right in an old setting , ’ Patsy says . |
| 2 | Patrick Kelly , whom Dan would look on as an ill-educated lout , had actually spent time on her enjoyment . |
| 3 | A situation which now makes Omar look less like the golden boy of UK soul and more like its grand old man . |
| 4 | It does n't look much like a traditional Sainsbury 's or Tesco 's , with its warehouse-style shelves and handwritten signs . |
| 5 | One hole can often look much like the next , and a newly dug or outlying sett can be mistaken for a fox 's earth . |
| 6 | So daunting is this prospect , that many taxpayers should look afresh at the best forms of taxation and the best destinations for the proceeds . |
| 7 | He pulled up and we could look down through the grey cloud-mist to the centre of the village where an old stone bridge and several houses were crumbling into the river . |
| 8 | In a gap in the trees I can now look down over a green vegetable pointillism of tree-tops , falling away down to the town . |
| 9 | He also says that Caesar started off in the lower classes and built himself up to where he stood and could only look down on the lower classes by turning his back on his friends and former colleagues . |
| 10 | ‘ Sometimes , it is impossible to tell the entity is discarnate ; it can look just like a living person . ’ |
| 11 | If you cut your hair you 'd look just like a skinny boy . |
| 12 | To someone on a planet a long , long way off it would look just like an ordinary star . ’ |
| 13 | Six Finger Satellite might look unpleasantly like a '90s misappropriation of Devo , but in the dressed-down flesh they are a groovesome hardcore update of Wire with a head honcho given to lurching about like an adolescent , erm , Lurch . |
| 14 | All agreed that she would look best in a smart suit . |
| 15 | Hence , if the introduction of the Agnus Dei penny was decided at Enham , or intended to reflect events there , it would look more like a continental peace meeting than ever ; and in this context , it is very unlikely to be coincidence that the name Enham apparently means " the place where lambs are bred " . |
| 16 | It made him look more like a ruthless pirate than ever . |
| 17 | However , you must remember to choose plant material that is sufficiently small to give a clear outline , otherwise what you hoped would be an easily read message will look more like an illegible jumble . |
| 18 | Sophia , who had not made this flight before , was disappointed that it did not look more like the Italian landscape she remembered from the ground . |
| 19 | U/V light is potentially damaging to the eyes , and you should never look directly at a lit-up tube . |
| 20 | FoE claim that the Commission would , however , look favourably on an extended subsidy period for renewable energy sources alone . |
| 21 | From the top floors you can be inspired by the panoramic views across the City and from all the floors you , can look out onto a vast covered court . |
| 22 | erm They had great services were held in Christchurch Cathedral , and the King would have looked out from the Deans House , and this is the view of Tom Quad , a modern view , of course , of how you can look out onto the Great Quad of Christchurch , but of course it was n't like that . |
| 23 | This is the ice-cream tent and this is the Ladies and changing rooms for some of the performers and instead of looking at the back of the bar during the interval , the audience can look out over the rolling Oxfordshire countryside . |
| 24 | ‘ Did you look out of the right window last night ? ’ |
| 25 | I was strong enough next morning to go and look out of the front window . |
| 26 | Several times in the next few months I went up to the top floor again , where I could look out of the high windows in the roof to see the surrounding countryside and be alone with my thoughts . |
| 27 | On this day , her mother always took an interest in the weather and the direction of the wind , and almost every year would look out at the white-capped waves and mutter about how the wind and sea looked much the same as it had on the day she lost her Sam . |
| 28 | Stand in the bar and you can look out at the full expanse of San Antonio running around the bay and watch the ferries plying to and from the very centre of town to the landing stage only 50 metres away . |
| 29 | If you like a mild cheese , buy pasteurised Stilton , but for the true flavour of the cheese , do look out for the unpasteurised cheeses . |
| 30 | Now we need an optimistic accountant , can somebody look out for an optimistic accountant |