Example sentences of "[conj] looked as [conj] it [vb past] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I always intended to , but I wanted a reason or some credibility to go back with , so that our gesture was n't completely fruitless or looked as if it had been a complete waste of time . |
| 2 | Ray Shepherd was a tall man with a craggy , lined face that looked as if it had once been weathered but was now the colour of chalk . |
| 3 | But it was , in fact , a bundle of dark clothing that looked as if it had been hurled against the far wall of the darkened yard . |
| 4 | Long , unkempt hair , several missing teeth , and a nose that looked as if it had met more than one fist in its owner 's lifetime did nothing for his general appearance . |
| 5 | She was wearing a chartreuse dress that looked as if it had been spray-painted on . |
| 6 | Rupert repeated his earlier greeting and came towards her with a glass jug that looked as if it contained some kind of cocktail . |
| 7 | Delaney stood with one foot on the hull of the craft that looked as if it owed more to space technology than to marine engineering . |
| 8 | He was dressed in a suit that looked as if it needed pressing . |
| 9 | It had all trees on it and looked as if it had been made for picnics . |