Example sentences of "[vb -s] [not/n't] look " in BNC.
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| 1 | For a start , the higher pencil does not look longer . |
| 2 | Nearly ten years after Belsey 's book appeared , there has been no revolution in the first sense , and it does not look as if there will be . |
| 3 | The hood is a fairly flimsy affair which does not look particularly rainproof . ’ |
| 4 | I hope that God does not look at life in quite that way . |
| 5 | Sir Anthony Meyer does not look like the challenger , although this is a furtive world , where the unexpected might occur . |
| 6 | Dr Tyrell stressed that the results do not mean that a similar vaccine can be made for HIV ‘ but at least the road now does not look like a dead end ’ . |
| 7 | Whereas Mr Orlando has long been a troublesome hero for his party , Mr Segni does not look like a troublemaker . |
| 8 | It just does not look that way sometimes because there are as many as three times more losers than winners from the economic transformation . |
| 9 | Mr Major does not look like a prime minister with a secret agenda up his sleeve . |
| 10 | As Prime Minister , however , he does not look the person to rally the forces of the Left after their drubbing in regional and local elections . |
| 11 | The water guarding it does not look nearly so dangerous as the water behind it as a player comes down the hill debating whether to go for the green with his second shot . |
| 12 | It does not look as though any real harm has been done . |
| 13 | Thomas Knowlton ( 1691–1781 ) , a gardener employed first by William Sherard and then by the Earl of Burlington , wrote to Samuel Brewer in 1741 , ‘ as to Miller he does not look at poor men , only a lord or a duke is company for him ’ . |
| 14 | It does not look as if such story-telling was a typical element in ordinary family culture . |
| 15 | The paper is often quoted as the original report of a major discovery , but it does not look like it . |
| 16 | After all , if we look at the inheritance of many genetic characters such as human height or skin-colouring , it does not look like the work of indivisible and unblendable genes . |
| 17 | Therefore it does not look as though the explanation of the action clients ' failure to be supported at home for longer than control samples is due to their more problematic home care potential ( at least as far as the characteristics described above are concerned ) . |
| 18 | It is a complacent researcher indeed who does not look back on the research findings and wish that some things had been done better . |
| 19 | Or could it be that the front-runner in the fusion race does not look very promising as the basis of a reactor ? |
| 20 | If the trouble has started and does not look like stopping , the best solution is to provide an immaculately clean tray of fresh litter , place it in a quiet corner , and then shut the animal up in that particular room , releasing it only when it has used the tray in the approved manner . |
| 21 | He does not look round . |
| 22 | Attlee was ecstatic about the idea of his viceroy staying on , perceiving it as ‘ a great boost for Britain and for the Commonwealth ’ , a sentiment shared by the now fully evolved Commonwealth statesman — he had been perhaps the first to see the possibilities of the role — General Smuts : ‘ This does not look like quitting ’ , he cabled to Attlee on hearing the news . |
| 23 | Even the understated ‘ Dan Dare fins ’ styling of the chrome bridge and pickup covers does not look dated , and although these came to be regarded as obstructive ( the fashion was to use them as detachable ashtrays , or discard them permanently ) the bass would have looked seriously unfinished without them . |
| 24 | He does not look or sound like a party leader , either . |
| 25 | ‘ It does not look good for the Prince of Wales . |
| 26 | Sharpe has been down with a calf strain this week but he trained yesterday and does not look in danger . |
| 27 | SANTARAY : Winner of Hexham bumper race last season and does not look harshly treated on handicap bow . |
| 28 | If someone does come looking for trouble , he or she will pick a victim who does not look capable of causing any real problem . |
| 29 | ‘ In an ideal world I would win the crown against the best fighter , the champion , but that does not look likely and I 'm saddened by it . ’ |
| 30 | The extension of VAT was ‘ fairly predictable and he is phasing it in so it does not look quite so bad ’ . |