Example sentences of "looked [prep] [conj] it [verb] [be] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Her hair , which looked as if it had been inexpertly permed , was pulled back at the sides but frizzed over the high forehead in the poodle-like fashion of an Edwardian . |
| 2 | The other day I came to work wearing a rather sharp tie and somebody said it looked as if it had been designed by somebody with ‘ special needs ’ . |
| 3 | He was a stocky fifty-eight-year-old with grey hair and a small goatee beard which looked as if it had been stuck on to his chin with glue . |
| 4 | A flower-print dress was draped across the back of the chair , and there was a brown battered suitcase on the floor at her feet , which looked as if it had been pulled out from beneath the bed . |
| 5 | 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 . |
| 6 | The st'lyan 's mane was so white it looked as if it had been bleached . |
| 7 | The-middle one looked as if it had been shot and was going into its final dive . |
| 8 | The ashtray was empty , and it looked as if it had been washed . |
| 9 | She was wearing a tight sort of dress in shiny , slippery silk , which looked as if it had been painted on to her body . |
| 10 | The jaw tightened till it looked as if it had been carved from golden marble . |
| 11 | The polished wood floor , the scattered rugs , the furniture , it looked as if it had been the same for years , yet Kate could see the newness of the sofas , the curtains . |
| 12 | She was wearing a chartreuse dress that looked as if it had been spray-painted on . |
| 13 | It had all trees on it and looked as if it had been made for picnics . |
| 14 | 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 . |