Example sentences of "[pers pn] looked [prep] [art] old " in BNC.

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1 I looked at the old man calmly sitting on his mat and hated him , knowing — knowing myself — that nothing would come of this .
2 Jessamy allowed her voice to become deliberately sympathetic as she looked at the older woman .
3 She looked at the old man .
4 She looked at the old narrow beams that stretched across the ceiling , at the white-painted walls and the brightly coloured furniture , comfortable chairs and the mellow , shining wood of tables and bookcases .
5 And for nearly seven years she looked like an old woman of eighty .
6 He looked into the old woman 's face , saw the sympathy there and the understanding .
7 Then he looked at the old eagle again and shaking his head said , ‘ During the last war when I was a prisoner I knew men who were nearer to death than this and yet by some force of will or perhaps some power greater than us they survived .
8 ‘ You 're proud of it , are n't you , Aged ? ’ said Wemmick , his face losing all its usual hardness as he looked at the old man .
9 He was trying to joke but he was unable to smile as he looked at the old cow .
10 He looked at the old man , peering darkly under his down-drawn brows ; and there was one who would have questioned and writhed and wondered , pondering long before he would have given any answer , and then , most likely , regretting the answer he had given , whatever it chanced to be .
11 Now , as he looked at the old woman , his expression became soft , almost tender .
12 er , there was a lad in a sketch with him , we saw the trailer and he looked like an older version of Macouly Maulkin , or whatever his name is , what 's his name ?
13 He looked like an old man suddenly and she realised how he had aged since she had seen him last .
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