Example sentences of "[pers pn] looked [prep] the 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 | He looked into the old woman 's face , saw the sympathy there and the understanding . |
6 | 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 . |
7 | ‘ 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 . |
8 | He was trying to joke but he was unable to smile as he looked at the old cow . |
9 | 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 . |
10 | Now , as he looked at the old woman , his expression became soft , almost tender . |