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 . |