Example sentences of "so that [pers pn] look [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | People can write words so that they look like other words , or do n't look like any word at all , so the correct word can only be found from the surrounding words in context . |
| 2 | All flies possess these little structures but they are particularly noticeable in the crane flies , the daddy-long-legs , in which the knobs are placed on the ends of stalks so that they look like the heads of drumsticks . |
| 3 | Caterpillars of geometrid moths not only resemble twigs in the colour and texture of their skin , but they grasp a thin branch with their hind claspers and hold themselves up at an angle so that they look like twigs . |
| 4 | These are played by four quadruple amputee performers , one a woman , so that they look like genuine robots , not ‘ men in suits ’ , yet are believable as characters . |
| 5 | There are lots of boys running a portable shoe-cleaning business in their summer holidays in the park , and about five of them besieged me , tried out their broken English , and shone my 18-year-old Hungarian sandals so that they look like new . |
| 6 | It is usual to have the boards running so that you look down them as you enter the main door of the room . |
| 7 | And there 's the desperate search to find any boyfriend as quickly as possible , so that you look as if you 're all right and not alone . ’ |
| 8 | An arrangement may be made so that you look at only one person who ‘ interprets ’ what is said , through writing or clear speech , but awareness of the ‘ feel ’ of the meeting and possible eye contact can not be easily conveyed at second hand . |