Example sentences of "[verb] at [art] young [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He said : ‘ One is looking at a young man with monstrously abnormal behaviour . |
| 2 | Tolonen turned , looking at the young officer . |
| 3 | Rooney asked , looking at the younger man . |
| 4 | Katherine nodded fractionally , and the butler bowed and moved silently from the room , not looking at the younger man . |
| 5 | When Rachel was finally writing up her reports at the end of the morning , Nina suddenly called her and asked if she could come and look at a young man who had come in with a skin rash . |
| 6 | Then they were asked to look at a young boy . |
| 7 | I turned to look at the young man beside me , his long fingered hands resting on the steering wheel . |
| 8 | The only sheep around here are the sad bastards who walk around in Man Utd shirts ( particularly the fat bastard in Wakefield who has No.7 and Cantona stencilled on the back ) who were presumably sexually abused at a young age and hence feel the need to rebel — why not go the whole hog and dress up as a woman , you would nt look half as silly . |
| 9 | Mr Berkley glanced at the young man beside him . |
| 10 | This is closely related to perceptions of life expectancy ; some people not only anticipate that they may age more quickly , but also that they may die at a younger age . |
| 11 | Zen stood staring at the younger man in considerable embarrassment . |
| 12 | It was done in an instant : the coal shovel , like a boomerang , sped at the young fellow 's head , but unlike a boomerang , it did not return . |
| 13 | If one has poor eyesight or hearing at a younger age , then an appeal against jury service is likely to be upheld . |
| 14 | He stared at the young man next to Philippa . |
| 15 | Richard Langton stared at the young girl before him . |
| 16 | Benjamin paused and we all stared at the young woman now sitting back in her chair looking up at the rafters , tapping the table top and humming a tune to herself . |
| 17 | They both stared at the young woman before them , sipping now at a brandy and port . |
| 18 | Breathing heavily Emilia stared at the younger woman as though bereft of all hope that she might be understood . |
| 19 | Had the two friends discussed her in the way men probably did when they looked at a young woman who passed them in the street ? |
| 20 | Kirov looked at the young Lieutenant who stood framed in the portal , regarding him uncertainly . |
| 21 | She looked at the young man , Clive . |
| 22 | Wycliffe looked at the young man and wondered how much longer he could carry on . |
| 23 | He looked at the young woman , noticing now how her eyes rested possessively on him , and he could n't help wondering if they were right . |
| 24 | The man looked at the young woman with strong disapproval . |
| 25 | But when there was no retort from her granddaughter , she turned her head and looked at the young woman lying with her back against the head of the couch , her eyes closed , the muscles of her jaws showing white through the skin , and , her tone changing , she enquired , ‘ What is it , dear ? |
| 26 | ( I looked at the young lad ) 'Cos my mate 's tired and I 'd like to do it . |
| 27 | Gaveston looked at the young page boy standing near him , a goblet of wine in his small white hands . |
| 28 | If we take into account the fact that women are now marrying at a younger age as well , twentieth-century families will be completed even earlier than the chart indicates . |
| 29 | In the British version , which was directed at a younger age group ( 10–12 years ) with a lower smoking prevalence , the objective was to minimise or delay uptake . |
| 30 | The bit where the rest of the family goes out and the cat is after Stuart bores Babur : he thinks it is probably directed at the younger reader . |