Example sentences of "[noun pl] look [conj] [subord] they " in BNC.
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| 1 | The zeds of the fire-escapes looked as though they were used in earnest twice a week they were grimed to a cinder . |
| 2 | To Polly the long , crimson-enamelled nails looked as though they had been dipped in blood . |
| 3 | Both are possibilities but some of the smaller cairns look as though they were thrown together by walkers while they were having their tea break . |
| 4 | There are , however , two quite common situations where , although the indirect customer rules look as though they apply , they actually don " t . |
| 5 | She was carrying more weight on her face than on her body , her make-up being so thick , so perfect , that her cheeks looked as though they had been carved out of porcelain . |
| 6 | A bad Goshiki is a hotchpotch fish , whose colours look as though they have been mixed by a five-year-old and applied with a wet rag . |
| 7 | The roofs of the towers look as though they would barely stand the rigours of a light breeze , let alone a rain storm . |
| 8 | In 1982 all these qualities looked as though they were going to be urgently required . |
| 9 | A German youth whose exaggerated features looked as though they had been moulded from foam rubber explained loudly to his companion how he needed the sun , the sun for him was a physical necessity . |
| 10 | All of a sudden our theories looked as though they may have had some foundation . |
| 11 | Hockney 's unruffled swimming pools find their counterpart in innumerable Greek baths graced by languid youths whose bodies look as though they are sculpted from Imperial Leather . |
| 12 | Some of the patients look as though they have been showered with poppy seeds . |
| 13 | They make the poor girls look as though they had n't been properly unpacked , as though they 'd been taken out of the box and someone had left half their wrappings on . ’ |
| 14 | But others looked as though they were desperately trying to find a way out , gazing to the ceiling deep in thought . |
| 15 | The poor devils looked as though they could do with some refreshment . |