Example sentences of "look him in the [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Mr Mandela , for his part , according to Mr Ramaphosa , had ‘ a unique greatness ’ , a magnetism which he felt in his presence on Tuesday before he had even looked him in the eye . |
| 2 | 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 . |
| 3 | " 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 . " |
| 4 | 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 . |
| 5 | ‘ It 's not in ruins , ’ said Adam , looking him in the eye . |
| 6 | 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 . |
| 7 | ‘ The Methodists never made much headway with the Machin family , ’ said Rose , still keeping her distance and not looking him in the eye . |
| 8 | ‘ No , I do n't think I did , ’ I said , looking him in the eye . |
| 9 | I could not look him in the eyes . |
| 10 | Lisa pulled herself up to her full five feet three inches , wishing for an extra foot or so so that she could look him in the eye . |
| 11 | But how can I look him in the face and tell him that 's turned out to be true ? ’ |
| 12 | She could n't look him in the face any more . |
| 13 | There was an edge to Jake 's voice now , an edge of hostility , that caused her to turn round and look him in the face . |
| 14 | She came last to Lachlan , and for the first time since he had startled her raised her head to look him in the face . |
| 15 | It was out in the open now and she was able to look him in the face again , all pretence finished . |
| 16 | to look him in the face again |
| 17 | He grabbed Rohmer by the arm and swung him around so that he was forced to look him in the face . |
| 18 | She turned her head slightly to look him in the face . |
| 19 | He tipped up her chin so she had to look him in the eyes but she pulled her face away . |
| 20 | But if you see the top man around the business you are able to look him in the eye and tell whether you can trust him or not . |
| 21 | Jazzbeaux tried not to look him in the eye . |
| 22 | Gedanken stared down at the carpet , unable to look him in the eye . |
| 23 | Thus ( 66 ) implies " He did n't dare oppose his wife 's whims any more than he dared commit high treason " , ( 67 ) that the speaker is of the opinion that they would n't dare say a word against him , and in ( 68 ) the speaker very clearly believes that the addressee does n't have the cheek to look him in the eye and tell such an obvious lie . |
| 24 | Almost as though to punish herself for that foolishness , she forced herself to look him in the eye and enquire , ‘ So , how is Janice enjoying married life ? ’ |
| 25 | The only way to banish the bogeyman was to look him in the eye without flinching . |
| 26 | Placing a hand on each of his shoulders , I look him in the eye and ask if he is all right . |
| 27 | Look him in the eye , Caroline told herself . |
| 28 | Her head came up and she looked him in the eye . |
| 29 | The friendly policeman looked him in the eye . |
| 30 | Sandison looked him in the eye . |