Example sentences of "[noun sg] and look as [subord] [pron] " in BNC.

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1 He was gormless , spoke in a funny nasal accent and looked as if he could do with a kick up the backside .
2 But Hadrill was carrying a huge score and looked as if he took opera seriously .
3 He would pop in and out of the office now and then , fulfilling his supervisory role and looking as if he were a man with an important but very secret mission .
4 It was dark with age and looked as if it had been coated with treacle .
5 Near the Clonmacnoise entrance , the river had overflowed into the fields , beside a misshapen castle tower that perched on a hummock , balanced at an angle and looking as if it were about to fall over .
6 In other words , it had to be accurate in every tiny detail and to look as if it was at first glance .
7 She wore a large white straw hat and looked as if she 'd just been to church .
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