Example sentences of "looking [prep] him [prep] [art] [adj] " in BNC.

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1 One day her mother came looking for him with a great heavy umbrella in her hand .
2 He was absolutely worshipped by all disinterested persons at G.Q.G. When he entered the hotel , tapping the floor with his stick and looking about him with the mischievous and bright glances of a boy , every one came up to him instinctively , only too pleased to see him .
3 He was strolling down the steep narrow street towards the sea , his hands deep in his pockets and his shirt open at the throat , very pale and Londonish , looking about him with the fond , proprietorial air of an Englishman returning to a favourite spot abroad .
4 All this time Marcus was standing , now more upright , looking about him at the various speakers , with an interested air .
5 Tuan Ti Fo turned , looking about him at the simple order of his room .
6 Looking about him at the great press of people , the escalator that was a river of people flowing on and on , the crowds that streamed down the stairs so that if a train was held up there would be room for no more to squeeze on to the platform , he wondered why a terrorist group had never thought of putting a bomb in the tube .
7 He glanced back at her , then turned away , looking about him at the cluttered floor , the smoke-blackened walls , the broken ceiling of the room he was in .
8 The ambulance came , and she ended up looking after him in the intensive care unit .
9 The boy stood looking round him with a wary face and large , intent eyes .
10 He turned away , looking round him at the great nest of screens and machinery .
11 Her pulses were racing , her throat felt tight , just looking at him across a crowded street …
12 He waited for her smile but she was looking at him with a serious , strained expression .
13 Ivy was looking at him with a peculiar expression .
14 But Sir Daniel was looking at him with a satisfied expression on his face .
15 They glance up at Howard , looking at him in a new way .
16 Looking at him in the dim light I saw he was clad only in vest and pants .
17 ‘ Sit down , sit down , ’ said Owen hurriedly , looking around him at the crowded cafe .
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