Example sentences of "look [prep] if they [verb] [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | In the second panel the same people , considerably sobered and looking as if they had a serious hangover , were being led away by the classic medieval figure of Death , a grisly skeleton in a black robe and cowl , who rather reminded Preston of an old schoolmaster he had known called Mr Pilkington . |
| 2 | While many tests may have high face validity — that is , they may look as if they measure a particular linguistic ability — this is not a sufficient justification for using test data as a basis for clinical or educational decision-making . |
| 3 | Oliver liked things to be finished and shiny and to look as if they cost a lot . |
| 4 | The leeches look as if they have the faces of the bodies they have burst from , and they are capable of rearing up and attacking with a cluster of teeth around a central sucker . |
| 5 | They 'd just been told the George Hotel was n't important enough to be listed , but the protestors vowed to physically stop the demolition team if necessary and it looked as if they had the backing of the Planning Authority . |
| 6 | Jim Smith 's Cup-fighters were hoping to rekindle a fading promotion play-off challenge and they were forced to put out what was , on paper , their strongest team , even though many of them looked as if they needed a rest after their efforts at Highbury . |