Example sentences of "looked round [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | As for the laird — ’ he looked round with a quick black glint , ‘ he can lead us by the nose . ’ |
| 2 | Tamar looked round with affection . |
| 3 | When they returned to Elizabeth 's parlour after the service , Jonadab and Annie looked round with satisfaction to see so many of their family gathered together under one roof . |
| 4 | Darren looked round with bright suspicious eyes , then said : |
| 5 | My mother looked round with an expression of misgiving . |
| 6 | The solicitor looked round with conspicuous caution . |
| 7 | She looked round with pleasure . |
| 8 | She looked round with a ready smile . |
| 9 | I quit reading and looked round about me . |
| 10 | Suddenly a low , mocking laugh rang out in the corridor , and she jumped as though she 'd been shot , her heart racing as she looked round into scornful green eyes . |
| 11 | He looked round to her and tried to smile . |
| 12 | She looked round to where her sister was searching through the other books . |
| 13 | Peter Hickton looked round to Paul Lexington , who shook his head . |
| 14 | Charles looked round to where he knew Malcolm Harris should be , but the seat between the ferret-faced women was empty . |
| 15 | He looked round for Catherine and found she had vanished . |
| 16 | Come and tell me about this morning , ’ He looked round for Catherine to discover that with admirable good sense she had asked for the facilities of the house , and was being issued with soap and hand-towels by Miss Williams . |
| 17 | I looked round for a living man to admire and follow . |
| 18 | He looked round for his wire-cutters . |
| 19 | She looked round for the entrance . |
| 20 | If Owen looked round for the cameras , North acted throughout as though he was sure they were there . |
| 21 | Miss Harker removed her bonnet , a beautiful item with long blue ribbons , and looked round for somewhere to hang it . |
| 22 | ‘ Right you great wammock , ’ he shouted and looked round for something to pelt . |
| 23 | She helped the younger woman to the kitchen , put her on a chair and looked round for the kettle . |
| 24 | It slithered on to the road , looked round for the nearest tuft of grass and made straight for it , pulling Mr Bean after it . |
| 25 | I looked round for something with which I could knock him out after we had taken off . |
| 26 | Like many footballers at the twilight of their careers , Rough looked round for a suitable business interest and eventually opened his own shop in Musselburgh . |
| 27 | Ho looked round for the first time at the massed ranks of Glories with their headlights blazing , and the two figures , stark in the hard glaring light of those headlights , seated opposite each other at the stone table under the Monument . |
| 28 | He put his few clothes in a neat pile on the bed and then looked round for something in which to carry them . |
| 29 | I looked round for a split second . |
| 30 | For the first time ever , my pride got the better of me and I desperately looked round for some means of defending myself . |