Inu sou ni miemashita'' X そうに describes a state
いたい itai painful - いたそうにみえました itasouni miemashita It looked painful
さむい samui cold - そとはさむそうにみえました soto wa samusaoun miemashita It looked cold outside
''inu mitai deshita'' O Here you can put only subjects / noun NO YOH DESHITA is the same
inu no nakigoe mitai deshta It was like a dog's whining (voice)
*If you know words already, start using hiragana and katakana and kanjis! (*_*;