Example sentences of "looking [prep] him [prep] the [adj] " in BNC.
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1 | 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 . |
2 | 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 . |
3 | All this time Marcus was standing , now more upright , looking about him at the various speakers , with an interested air . |
4 | Tuan Ti Fo turned , looking about him at the simple order of his room . |
5 | 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 . |
6 | 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 . |
7 | The ambulance came , and she ended up looking after him in the intensive care unit . |
8 | He turned away , looking round him at the great nest of screens and machinery . |
9 | Looking at him in the dim light I saw he was clad only in vest and pants . |
10 | ‘ Sit down , sit down , ’ said Owen hurriedly , looking around him at the crowded cafe . |