Example sentences of "looked [conj] [conj] it had " in BNC.

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1 The mist looked as though it had been created by the BBC special effects department for a studio play about Jack the Ripper , and yards away I could hear voices without being able to see the humans making the sound .
2 We had a 3.15 PM start , and we 'd only played one hole when the end of the world looked as though it had come and we had to shelter in the R&A tent .
3 As the first rays of morning sunlight streamed through the open doorway , the newly-plastered room looked as though it had been covered in the night by a fine layer of pinkish-buff snow .
4 His hair , by contrast , fell untidily to his shoulders and his patchy beard looked as though it had been stuck on at random .
5 The cottage , with its lichen-covered roof , looked as though it had grown out of the moor .
6 Alfred 's shop looked as though it had been closed and deserted for months ; it was hard to believe that it was only three days since a few people , at least , had been entering through the rickety door with its small glass panes to buy patent medicines or seek advice .
7 Bicker 's face looked as though it had been ground out on a millstone , but Ratagan was beaming .
8 For once he really looked quite smart , in well-cut grey trousers that emphasised the length of his legs and strength of his thighs , and a cream shirt that actually looked as though it had been ironed .
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