Example sentences of "[modal v] look [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It should look ridiculous , and yet somehow , on her slim little body , that laughable , crushable , rub-your-face-in-it white dress makes Tamsin look frail , in need of protection , as sexy as a sprite . |
| 2 | This should look familiar to you because it will be the similar to the state of the screen just before you started QBasic . |
| 3 | So far as the timber structure is concerned , you may not understand it , but it should look regular and well formed . |
| 4 | All the equipment is concealed so all you see is your fish — which should look great in the water conditions provided by the builtin filtration system . |
| 5 | With so many potential ramps available , you should look well ahead and select a good steep wave . |
| 6 | Outside , the gardens have been laid out in the Italian style , with wide staircases from level to level , which should look spectacular when more mature . |
| 7 | this gives a good effect for a cool summer top and should look fine , but on the garment , everything was wrong . |
| 8 | A bob should look smooth and shiny . |
| 9 | This comparison may form the crucial part of a description ; later on , using comparison as a criterion , that a portrait should look like the sitter , that landscape should look natural , and the objects in a still life should be identifiable , a critic can use it as part of an evaluation . |
| 10 | Instead , nails should look natural and well-manicured but that does n't mean that they 've got to be long . |
| 11 | Other than that , it was important that she should look interesting so that even if what she said was dull the audience would not be bored ; that the outfit should take account of the long range view — jewellery or other small items were irrelevant — and that it should draw attention to her face . |
| 12 | The main curtains should look full , falling generously to the floor , topped with a valance or pelmet . |
| 13 | Curtains should look full so it 's better to have yards and yards of a cheaper material than meagre amounts of an expensive one . |
| 14 | Our clothes should look different on everybody who wears them . |
| 15 | It was right it should look different , coming back . |
| 16 | Lord forbid that she should look interested in him . |
| 17 | ‘ Any property of mine must look respectable on shore . ’ |
| 18 | One thing that must be done is that my place must look respectable by 11 a.m. so that if anybody does come in , it looks tidy . |
| 19 | She began to wave to a seat , but stopped herself — she realised it must look grimy to them as well . |
| 20 | You must look splendid . ’ |
| 21 | Animated models of robots , as opposed to those of organic creatures , do not need to move ‘ naturally ’ but they still need to move convincingly — and they must look convincing too . |
| 22 | The snow was on the turn after a mild spell and the chalet in Moléson , which must look picturesque under a blanket of neige , looking decidedly Pontins decked in half-grass and half-ice . |
| 23 | ‘ I must look hideous , ’ I said , relishing this . |
| 24 | The difference is that , in the former , it does not matter where the model is landed-as long as the area is clear of people and property- or how untidy the landing is , while , in the latter case , it must look good and land on a small spot . |
| 25 | Must look good or interesting , and be vaguely talented . |
| 26 | The garden itself must look neat and manageable . |
| 27 | You must look suspicious like our Jeannie used to look . |
| 28 | But in having to work together they are doing no more than thousands of couples and millions of professional people who may not like each other but who understand that there are times when they must look positive . |
| 29 | ‘ We think that a groom must look little bit shy . ’ |
| 30 | In the end , of course , we had to compromise , and decided on the following priorities : the Puffin Picture Book Spinner must be produced in quantities realistic for the UK trade , it must look bright and cheery , it must last , it must be user friendly and capable of categorising titles by various methods . |