Example sentences of "[noun] looks [prep] [conj] it " in BNC.
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| 1 | Where the statute looks as if it does not cover certain forms of conduct the courts have sometimes read the statute widely to convict the " manifestly guilty " . |
| 2 | Menlo Park California-based Network General Corp is offering another system for its Sniffer Network Analyser : a new version will run on the Toshiba Corp T6400/DX2 colour portable running at 50MHz ; currently the new implementation supports only Ethernet , but Token Ring support is promised for the second quarter ; the move looks as if it has been caused by the chronic shortage of the Compaq Computer Corp machines that form the basis for the existing Sniffer systems . |
| 3 | They only ever come around to yours when the sink 's full of washing-up , there 's a pile of dirty washing on the kitchen floor , the sitting room looks as if it has n't been Hoovered for a month , there are empty Smarties packets down the sides of the chairs , toast crumbs all over the tables , cobwebs in the corner and you 've run out of coffee . |
| 4 | The room looks as if it was hit by a howitzer . |
| 5 | The collapse of Taurus will also give revenue an unexpected bonus as the scrapping of stamp duty on share dealings will be postponed , while Government borrowing looks as if it may not be spiralling out of control at quite the rate first feared . |
| 6 | The door is locked and the windows are covered with grime ; in the silence the whole place looks as if it has not been occupied for several weeks . |
| 7 | This , this train looks as if it 's sticking its tongue out . |
| 8 | Train looks as if it 's sticking its |
| 9 | The , and here 's the clever bit , I roll each chunk in chopped fresh herbs , usually parsley , thyme and a little tarragon so that the outside edge looks as if it has moss growing on it . |
| 10 | In black this detailing might be inoffensive , but in colour-coordinated white the Carlsson looks as if it would enjoy nothing more than hanging around outside Stringfellows waiting to pick up Page Three girls . |
| 11 | ‘ The brent [ German brand = burned ] goose looks as if it has stuck its head and neck up a chimney and emerged sooty black — although with a little of its ‘ clerical collar ’ still clean . |
| 12 | The show is hip and happening , dude : the audience looks as if it has just walked in off the King 's Road , the post-modernish set is ultra-cool , the show 's titles are dazzling , the best I 've seen on British television . |
| 13 | Answer : While SUM looks as if it is the command that you need , in fact it is just a way of selecting records , as you have discovered . |
| 14 | If the report looks as if it will be over 15–20 pages you should be having second thoughts about its suitability . |
| 15 | The Ottawa , Ontario company looks as if it is beginning to falter by reporting second quarter losses of $1.1m on turnover down by 2% at $30m . |
| 16 | A number of issues are raised in the paper , but one of the companies which has been at the receiving end and has been canvassed for views , says : ‘ Part of the document looks as if it has been drafted by British Gas . ’ |
| 17 | And as demand for their meat grows , the breed looks as if it 's been saved by its bacon . |
| 18 | ‘ My face looks as if it 's going to drop off a fruit tree , ’ he said at himself . |