Example sentences of "at the old man " in BNC.
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| 1 | She stared in anger at the old man 's face , at his eyes which goggled anxiously at hers , then roved off when she met his look , his lips which caved in on his gums and mumbled and tightened as though he was always eating . |
| 2 | He stared at the old man . |
| 3 | In reminding himself that his responsibilities were for the President , he recalled the way that Mariana had looked at the old man that first day when he had met them out on the dock , the President casting for bonefish . |
| 4 | Mike pushed the papers back across the desk and looked at the Old Man , who raised his eyebrows questioningly . |
| 5 | She did not look at the old man , so she failed to see the shrewd yet kindly glance he gave her . |
| 6 | She stood up and grinned at the old man who owed her his life . |
| 7 | Glancing at the old man , Jack suddenly realized he was just trying to distract him , to prevent his mind leaping ahead to whatever was happening at the hospital . |
| 8 | The tale is all too familiar , but in this case it has a tragic poignancy : Leopold 's heart was broken by his son 's defection , and the rift between them remained unhealed even at the old man 's death . |
| 9 | I looked at the old man calmly sitting on his mat and hated him , knowing — knowing myself — that nothing would come of this . |
| 10 | First the social worker went in at the old man 's request , and tried to persuade the daughter and son-in-law to leave . |
| 11 | He shook his head and continued to stare at the old man , but there was pleading in his voice now . |
| 12 | ‘ 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 . |
| 13 | ‘ Why are you looking at me like that ? ’ asked Sikes , uneasy at the old man 's strange expression . |
| 14 | Monks hesitated and looked at the old man , but Mr Brownlow 's expression was so serious and determined that the younger man realized it was pointless to protest . |
| 15 | They walked along , slowly , at the old man 's pace . |
| 16 | He stopped , staring up at the old man , his face filled with an intent curiosity . |
| 17 | Kim stood there a moment longer , staring up at the old man . |
| 18 | ‘ He shook his stick at the old man , who stepped back in surprise . |
| 19 | ‘ Hello , ’ she said , looking at the old man . |
| 20 | She looked at the old man . |
| 21 | ‘ You 're very kind , ’ said Conway , laughing at the old man . |
| 22 | Conway looked at the old man and felt afraid . |
| 23 | Karen looked at the old man and for a moment she saw something cold and frightening in his smiling eyes . |
| 24 | The thirteen men laughed at the old man and rode on . |
| 25 | I looked round the room , then I looked again at the old man . |
| 26 | 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 . |
| 27 | Brown looked at the old man . |
| 28 | Blake looked at the old man . |
| 29 | ‘ At the old man 's funeral yesterday . |
| 30 | Dorian looked at the older man , and wondered about him . |