Example sentences of "he look over the [noun] " in BNC.

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1 Yes , but pretends he 's not watching and he looks over the top of his paper .
2 He looked over the women in the ship 's dining room , just checking , a few glanced his way .
3 He looked over the top of his glass at Erch the barkeeper , who paused in mid-shine .
4 He looked over the card as he delivered the oath , which he knew by heart , and saw the incongruous green of an army uniform through the glass of the doors .
5 He looked over the side of the ship , at the big paddle wheels .
6 My boss stood very still as he looked over the side of the pen at the little animal .
7 Whitlock asked as he looked over the railing at the water fifty feet below him .
8 He arrived at the bridge , walked over it then back again , he looked over the parapet at the shining metals , the line curved away round a curve ; he looked around , everything was quiet , the moon had come out and there was just a touch of frost in the air .
9 He looked over the car roof at her , his eyebrows furrowed questioningly .
10 Struck by a thought he looked over the street , where the gaslights were being lighted .
11 He looked over the estate agent 's shoulder at the surprised face of the Englishman .
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