Example sentences of "he looked [prep] the [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | When he had recovered himself he looked up the narrow lane and saw a young boy racing into the distance , the white straw hat clutched in one hand and waving at his side as his arms pumped the air with the effort of running . |
| 2 | He looked into the small chamber near the stairs where the mannikin probably ate , lived and slept . |
| 3 | He looked into the severe face again , noting details . |
| 4 | He looked into the old woman 's face , saw the sympathy there and the understanding . |
| 5 | ‘ God , what an accursed night ! ’ mumbled Mr Beckenham , and , sipping his liquor , he looked over the makeshift meal with revulsion . |
| 6 | He looked through the narrow tavern window . |
| 7 | He looked through the transparent wall . |
| 8 | He looked through the smoked window of his Rolls-Royce and sighed . |
| 9 | He looked at the young woman , noticing now how her eyes rested possessively on him , and he could n't help wondering if they were right . |
| 10 | He looked at the sleeping child . |
| 11 | He looked at the torn flower , his eyes hooded . |
| 12 | Kress stopped as he looked at the blued muzzle of the .38 . |
| 13 | He looked at the small piece of plastic . |
| 14 | He looked at the small glass dials on the wooden dashboard . |
| 15 | When he looked at the tremendous penalty borne by the aircraft in regard to the armour plating carried , the first thing to go was a huge ½″ thick slab that could have graced Fort Knox , but which protected the W/Op and the cabin crew , and that must have weighed several hundred pounds . |
| 16 | He looked at the half-empty tankard . |
| 17 | He looked at the little boy in front of him with amazement . |
| 18 | He looked at the stubborn set of her mouth and muttered something — obviously rude — in Italian . |
| 19 | He was trying to joke but he was unable to smile as he looked at the old cow . |
| 20 | Then he looked at the old eagle again and shaking his head said , ‘ During the last war when I was a prisoner I knew men who were nearer to death than this and yet by some force of will or perhaps some power greater than us they survived . |
| 21 | ‘ You 're proud of it , are n't you , Aged ? ’ said Wemmick , his face losing all its usual hardness as he looked at the old man . |
| 22 | He looked at the old man , peering darkly under his down-drawn brows ; and there was one who would have questioned and writhed and wondered , pondering long before he would have given any answer , and then , most likely , regretting the answer he had given , whatever it chanced to be . |
| 23 | Now , as he looked at the old woman , his expression became soft , almost tender . |
| 24 | He looked at the dead engineer , or the man whom Van Gelder had taken to be the engineer because of his blue overalls , and examined the back of his head carefully . |
| 25 | Then he looked at the dead woman . |
| 26 | He looked at the thin child . |
| 27 | He looked at the last name on the list . |
| 28 | He looked at the knotted neck and shook his head . |
| 29 | He looked on the national position , and his own part therein , differently from others , his blood and background accounting for that . |
| 30 | Tallboy was n't sure how to judge his superior 's tone but he needed a fillip to his esteem right now so he looked on the bright side . |