Example sentences of "look at him [prep] the [noun] " in BNC.

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1 Towards the end of the soirée , Eliot stood for a while by himself in a seemingly abstracted state , and , looking at him across the room , I could not decide whether he was looking in my direction or not .
2 The Prime Minister can not stand Enoch Powell 's steely and accusing eye looking at him across the table any more , and I 've had to move him down the side . ’
3 But there was something forced about his gaiety now , and Breeze , looking at him across the table , felt again that sharp pang of uncertainty .
4 Zack was standing on the road by the driver 's open door , looking at him across the roof of the car .
5 When he straightened up he saw Laidlaw looking at him across the roof of the car , a faint smile on his lips .
6 Jannie lay in bed , looking at him over the edge of the covers .
7 ‘ I 've been looking at him since the start of the season .
8 She made the mistake of looking at him as the thought formed in her mind , and had to suppress a gasp of awareness as she met his gaze .
9 ‘ Cheer up ! ’ says his driver , with the curling trench-coat , looking at him in the mirror .
10 Sally lay without moving , looking at him in the light of the moon .
11 Lawrence watched Todorov in training and declared : ‘ We 'll look at him in the reserves against Derby and take it from there . ’
12 She could n't look at him in the face .
13 She turned to look at him in the darkness ; he stayed looking at her .
14 David was silent for so long that she had to look at him in the end .
15 She looked at him with the confidence of a beautiful woman who was used to getting her own way .
16 Maura looked at him with the arrogance of youth .
17 At the last moment , when the engine blew steam , she let down the window and handed him an envelope addressed to St Ives ; she looked at him with the eyes of one waking from a dangerous dream .
18 Maggie looked at him with the light of love as she kissed him good night .
19 She looked at him over the top of her glass .
20 She looked at him over the top of her cup .
21 I looked at him over the roof .
22 Elinor looked at him over the rim of her magazine .
23 She looked at him over the rim of her glass .
24 Ashley looked at him over the rim of her cup .
25 I looked at him across the table like you look at a pet dog that 's enjoying the Nourishing Marrowbone Jelly you 've just given it .
26 Nobody looked at him from the windows .
27 I lay still and looked at him in the dusk and began to laugh , and whispered to her , ‘ It 's all right , it 's a statue of St Joseph ! ’
28 When I looked at him in the darkness , I began to wonder if all of what he had told me earlier could be some trick on me , played by the spirits who had sent him .
29 ‘ You caught a breath or two and looked at him in the end , ’ said Jo-Ann .
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