Example sentences of "looking [pron] [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | And the need for audience contact I found particularly important because if you get feedback from the audience looking them in the eye involving them then you 're able to know how your talk is progressing and whether you need to modify it in any way to be able to maintain the audience 's interest . |
| 2 | Looking someone in the eye while saying : ‘ Please would you do this ’ extends the transaction enough for you to gauge the person 's reaction and therefore mood . |
| 3 | He blacked out a couple of his front teeth with stage cosmetics and made his breath smell with chemical — oldest trick in the business to prevent people looking you in the face close to . |
| 4 | The girls , looking one to the other , darting hate , hardly three foot tall , arose and walked down to the front of the class . |
| 5 | Catherine sounded suddenly exhausted , and as she gave him back the cup she turned towards him , letting him see that she had been crying , but without looking him in the face . |
| 6 | ‘ It 's not in ruins , ’ said Adam , looking him in the eye . |
| 7 | We saluted the Guard-Sergeant , slapping our palms down against our sides in regulation salutes , looking him in the eye and showing our leave passes . |
| 8 | " You can tell him , " I said , turning and looking him in the face , " that you were entirely mistaken ; that my boss really is my boss , and that I 'm not going to have a baby . " |
| 9 | ‘ The Methodists never made much headway with the Machin family , ’ said Rose , still keeping her distance and not looking him in the eye . |
| 10 | ‘ No , I do n't think I did , ’ I said , looking him in the eye . |
| 11 | But , standing in her bathroom , with her looking at him with those lovely blue eyes , her whole soul looking him in the face , her integrity undeniable , he knew the truth . |
| 12 | Then as she stepped towards his desk , a further protest on her lips , he put to her flatly , looking her in the eye , ‘ Are you afraid that , once the eighteen months are over , I might change my mind and refuse to release you ? |
| 13 | ‘ Now that we are private , ’ he said , looking her in the eyes , ‘ you may speak out openly what for some reason you did not wish to speak out before the prince . |
| 14 | ‘ You 'll not try to keep me ? ’ he said warningly , looking her in the eyes without a smile . |
| 15 | Looking our of the aircraft window , we were flying down the Red Seat coast , the water aquamarine , coral reefs pale and shimmering beneath the water surface . |