Example sentences of "but it looks " in BNC.
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| 1 | But it looks like the next generation is here . |
| 2 | It ai n't really like ballet , but it looks sort of real — you know , like Candid Camera or summat . |
| 3 | It 's the right shape and that , but it looks sort of artificial like a doll 's leg , except big . |
| 4 | I ca n't see too much of it , cos it 's still dark , but it looks pretty big . |
| 5 | The formula can be extended to a pop group , as in Lester 's Beatles films , or Boorman 's Catch Us If You Can ( 1965 ) centred on the Dave Clark Five , but it looks more than a little shaky when applied to a more complex , not to say maudlin , character like that written by Shelagh Delaney for Albert Finney in Charlie Bubbles ( 1967 ) . |
| 6 | But it looks like a further sign of the Tories ’ concern that they 're drafting him in . ’ |
| 7 | ‘ Perhaps he still has a chance , ’ said a western diplomat in Pakistan , ‘ but it looks as though events have overtaken him . |
| 8 | There has been no excavation to prove it , but it looks as though the concrete track foundations were carried through to solid ground , as were the main foundations at the upper part of the incline . |
| 9 | L190 has a good start in clean air but it looks to be the unfavoured end of the line . |
| 10 | The Egyptian connection undoubtedly occurred , but it looks as though it was quite a late development . |
| 11 | It may not catch you many , if any , more rabbits but it looks good . |
| 12 | But it looks well designed , and this combo is obviously very portable . |
| 13 | Come on Aria , the Mad Axe might be a reasonably cheap guitar but it looks and sounds upmarket and it deserves a more upmarket name . |
| 14 | One said : ‘ It may sound far-fetched but it looks increasingly likely . |
| 15 | We will be looking for another assignment for him but it looks unlikely until next winter . ’ |
| 16 | The pride of Scotland hold a 2–1 European Cup first leg lead but it looks fragile when you consider the awesome power of Leeds on their own territory and the effect of that Yorkshire choir at full blast . |
| 17 | ‘ I need that cash for a deposit on my new place , but it looks like it 's gone for good now . ’ |
| 18 | ‘ But it looks as if I 've been lucky and escaped the worst of it . |
| 19 | ‘ I do n't think — I ca n't quite — I honestly ca n't tell one boat from another , but it looks different . |
| 20 | If Colt knew , then he 'd be back , but it looks like he never made contact from the day he disappeared , so he wo n't know . |
| 21 | Ca n't be certain , but it looks as if Allied Signal Corp chief executive Lawrence Bossidy has ruled himself out of the running for the top job at IBM Corp : he says that although he is ‘ flattered to be mentioned as a candidate for chairman of another company , I intend to remain at Allied-Signal to complete the job I came here to do . ’ |
| 22 | Seasoned observers of Angeleno politics can only just believe it , but it looks increasingly as if the fat-cat will win . |
| 23 | Actually it is redder than Betelgeux , but it looks so much fainter that the colour is not so striking even in binoculars . |
| 24 | I thought to myself , ‘ I have n't bought any tickets for the raffle but it looks as if I have won first prize . ’ |
| 25 | The EC wants all women to have the right to return to work after 14 weeks ' paid leave , but it looks as though British women will receive sick pay , rather than full pay . |
| 26 | But it looks quite pretty with all the leaves . " |
| 27 | It may be junk , but it looks all right in a garden . |
| 28 | Henry remained overall policy-maker but it looks as though Eleanor had been left to supervise the day-to-day running of her duchy and effectively in sole charge of her second son . |
| 29 | I wish I knew more about wine , but it looks like a good year . " |
| 30 | Erm actually it 's about the same , but it looks better in my accounts . |