Example sentences of "[adj] look [prep] [conj] they " in BNC.
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| 1 | The nervous tension of dodging and ducking about a sky crowded with equally dodging and ducking planes , some firing , some looking as if they might fire at any instant , some sheering wildly away to avoid a collision ; and all the time trying to grab a quick shot at a mere point of light : all this brought back the strain of combat , when you were pressed on by the excitement of chasing the enemy , pulled back by the horror of shooting a friend , and periodically shaken with fright by the thought that at any second you might be cut in two . |
| 2 | Once hatched , the young maleos are easy to look after since they are fully active and able to feed themselves . |
| 3 | She was wearing biker leathers and cowboy boots which all looked as if they 'd been applied with the aid of a shoehorn . |
| 4 | Designs like R.J. Mitchell 's Spitfire , the Hawker Hunter , the Concorde , even ( en an angular , macho sort of way ) the SEPECAT Jaguar , all look as if they were born to fly , and fly well . |
| 5 | It was about how to deal with a road accident and I arranged for a smashed-up car to be towed into the studio , and for actors to sprawl around , made-up to look as if they had appalling injuries . |
| 6 | In the third place peasant correspondents in particular looked as if they would be a useful source of information for the central authorities on dissatisfaction in the countryside and on the rising influence of peasant types not in favour with the party . |
| 7 | Then the inner office , even more discreetly sumptuous , and two more smooth bitches , secretaries this time , both looking as if they had starch in their well-bred pants . |