Example sentences of "look [prep] him [prep] [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The decision to place Gareth in the care of his grandparents , who have looked after him in the past while his mother was working , was taken by Strathclyde Regional Council 's social work department . |
| 2 | Yes , they have n't really looked after him in the field have they ? |
| 3 | The headmaster looks at him with a firm but caring gaze . |
| 4 | She had looked at him for a long time , at first solemnly and then with mounting anger . |
| 5 | On the other hand , now he thought about it — that was one of the advantages of taking time out to think things through — there had been occasions when she had looked at him in a special way which made him think that she might not reject him . |
| 6 | One day her mother came looking for him with a great heavy umbrella in her hand . |
| 7 | They 're looking for him on the moors . ’ |
| 8 | Nobody would think of looking for him in the Channel Islands . |
| 9 | ‘ Bring a horse , ’ said Hotspur , rearing up fiercely and looking about him for the nearest serviceable squire , ‘ and get him on to it . |
| 10 | 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 . |
| 11 | 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 . |
| 12 | All this time Marcus was standing , now more upright , looking about him at the various speakers , with an interested air . |
| 13 | 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 . |
| 14 | 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 . |
| 15 | Tuan Ti Fo turned , looking about him at the simple order of his room . |
| 16 | Looking about him at the others , Christian said , ‘ There ! |
| 17 | She stood looking after him for a moment ; then she dropped on to an upturned box , and bending her head into the folds of flesh under her chin , she asked of herself why she had to do this . |
| 18 | Having delivered Eliot to those who were looking after him for the night , we walked back to our colleges discussing the evening , with the ardour of youth which included that most interesting of contests , the comparison of recollections . |
| 19 | The ambulance came , and she ended up looking after him in the intensive care unit . |
| 20 | " Er — Hazel , " said Hawkbit , looking past him into the face of the dreary , black cliff . |
| 21 | Cathy was looking past him into the studio . |
| 22 | The boy stood looking round him with a wary face and large , intent eyes . |
| 23 | He turned away , looking round him at the great nest of screens and machinery . |
| 24 | Mr Hurd needs no minders , but the 60 Tory MPs who declined to support Mrs Thatcher for leader last week , plus MEPs , this week 's Lords report and many industrialists will be looking to him for a more emollient performance in difficult circumstances . |
| 25 | Mr Hurd needs no minders , but the 60 Tory MPs who declined to support Mrs Thatcher for leader last week , plus MEPs , this week 's Lords report and many industrialists will be looking to him for a more emollient performance in difficult circumstances . |
| 26 | Her pulses were racing , her throat felt tight , just looking at him across a crowded street … |
| 27 | 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 . ’ |
| 28 | But there was something forced about his gaiety now , and Breeze , looking at him across the table , felt again that sharp pang of uncertainty . |
| 29 | Zack was standing on the road by the driver 's open door , looking at him across the roof of the car . |
| 30 | When he straightened up he saw Laidlaw looking at him across the roof of the car , a faint smile on his lips . |