Example sentences of "he was look [prep] the [noun sg] " in BNC.

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1 He was looking to the north , away from the river .
2 I felt Niki was trying to be as much an elder statesman as a driver and though to say he was perfunctory in his driving would be an exaggeration , it was clear that he was looking to the future , and the development of the new engine , rather than to the present .
3 He was looking towards the door .
4 Sutton pleaded his innocence and said : ‘ I think he was looking for the dive .
5 He was looking for the bowl of eggs he had seen earlier .
6 Pascoe thought about it ; he was looking for the clue he knew he must have missed .
7 He was looking for the environment he knew … straight hair , no sunglasses , a good grey suit , collar and tie . ’
8 I told him he was looking for the mother he 'd never had , but of course he would n't listen .
9 And then his mind cleared , and he was looking at the Robemaker and feeling contempt for him again , feeling as well , the dangerous , powerful white spears of the Stroicim Inchinn withdraw , so that he knew the Robemaker had again called up the Stroicim without giving any outward indication of having done so .
10 The whole of the way through that he was looking at the person he was trying to im not staring at them , but good eye contact , so if you 're trying to influence somebody there 's no point in looking somewhere else .
11 Harald did not speak , but he was looking at the girl , very carefully .
12 Flushing , Rachel looked at Damian , expecting to see mockery , but he was looking at the bay , his tough profile expressionless .
13 I came out of church one day , to do some visiting , from the over sixties , and there was a boy with a a great chunk of rock in his hand , and he was looking at the window .
14 I thought he was looking at the station as if , to see if a train was in or something
15 He was looking at the man , screaming without being heard , blood coming from between his fingers , when Paul himself was attacked by something thin and cold and slippery that whipped round his neck and stayed there , tugging , as if it wanted to pull his head off .
16 He was looking at the board at the end of Philip 's bed that had his swimming certificates pinned to it .
17 He was looking at the scar that ran from her hip almost to her knee .
18 Ruth knew he was looking at the glint of Caer Wydyr , which even at this range was difficult to focus on ; like something seen in the corner of the eye , it seemed to disappear when you turned to look .
19 When she woke , he was looking at the fire and reading P. G. Wodehouse .
20 Curtis found it hard to believe that he was looking at the killer of at least twenty people .
21 He was looking at the Thing rising out of the pit .
22 He was looking at the bin but she did n't know whether he had seen her or not .
23 He was looking at the label .
24 Then a voice spoke , and he realised , incredulously , that Dinah Asshe was here before him , and he had not seen her because he was looking at the dog .
25 He was looking at the ground , he seemed to be concentrating ; he might 've been trying to remember something .
26 Then he realised that for the first time he was looking into the front of a hurricane .
27 Because he was looking after the council offices .
28 He was looking round the room again , and this time revealed his purpose .
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