Example sentences of "see [art] look of [noun sg] " in BNC.

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1 She pretended not to see the look of dismay on Martin 's face and continued with her explanation .
2 This liberal model was articulated by one of the basic education tutors in the following way : ‘ To see the look of joy on someone 's face when they pass , when they 've never passed anything else in their lives , is wonderful …
3 Seeing the look of dismay on her mother 's face , Tamar continued , ‘ You wo n't be telling a lie .
4 Seeing the look of pain on my driver 's face , I asked him what had become of Eileen , ‘ The Girl from County Donegal ’ , possessor of one of the purest ballad voices I know , with a hint of Irish mischief .
5 You should have seen the look of horror !
6 He had seen the look of greed on Bull O'Malley 's face and he smiled to himself in the dark .
7 And every time I told him I could n't hear voices , you should have seen the look of disappointment that came into his face .
8 Maybe she 'd seen the looks of fear in her children 's eyes as she talked to them , maybe she 'd heard a rumour that somehow she was to blame .
9 I can still see the looks of astonishment on his friends ’ faces when they saw me , a white man , drinking out of the same glass . ’
10 Yakovlev was the man 's name ; even now he could see the look of surprise on his face as the sword entered his body .
11 She could see the look of astonishment on Simon 's face as he made the connections she wanted him to make .
12 Ace fancied she could see the look of anguish on Daak 's face as he relinquished his grip on his chainsword and grabbed the girder with his right hand .
13 But seeing a look of sympathy , she replied : ‘ Yes , that 's right .
14 She saw the look of surprise on Nicolo 's face but then , he could n't have been any more surprised than she was .
15 Finn muttered , reaching for his cigarettes but deciding not to light one when he saw the look of disapproval on the pathologist 's face .
16 ‘ My friend Lady Jane told me you were a sort of Watson to — ’ She stopped abruptly as she saw the look of outrage on Auguste 's face .
17 Turning round to greet us , she saw the look of expectation in our faces .
18 Mossy Rooney , a man who , though he spoke little , noticed a lot , saw the look of relief pass over Benny Hogan 's face , as she was sent to bed with a hot-water bottle and a cup of hot milk .
19 Then he saw the look of misery on her face and was seized by fear .
20 Wycliffe saw the look of astonishment on Sarah 's face ; she turned to her mother , opened her mouth to speak but , apparently , changed her mind .
21 He saw the look of horror on my face .
22 She stopped as she saw the look of annoyance on his face .
23 Duncan saw the look of mystification on Leeming 's face .
24 She saw a look of surprise pass over his features .
25 Unbelievably , for a split second , he was sure he saw a look of relief on the face of Nell Anderson .
26 She saw a look of disappointment cross the young boy 's face .
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