Example sentences of "he looks [prep] the [noun] " in BNC.

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1 ‘ There is plenty for him , ’ observed Dorothy , ‘ wherever he looks on the carpet . ’
2 I never forget a face — ( He looks into the SPY 's face ) … not that I know yours that is .
3 Yes , but pretends he 's not watching and he looks over the top of his paper .
4 When he looks at the lake
5 He goes into a restaurant and he says oh the waiter erm let me see the menu and he looks at the menu and said right , he said .
6 And Beuno said nothing , but he looked at him as mildly as he looks at the trout that he catches in the stream , and the doctor said , ‘ Until tomorrow ’ , and he left , and Beuno watched him go as mildly as he watches the sheep when he frees them from where they are caught in the hedge .
7 If he looks at the statistics , he will see that it has always been like that .
8 At other times he looks at the sky , his jaw clenching and unclenching as if working a particularly stubborn wad of chewing gum while the Kansas City Glee Club harmonises solemn music : perhaps he wants to turn it off — but they are unstoppable .
9 He looks at the mess on the controls .
10 If he looks at the dates of all those expressions , he will see that we published our statement in May , even after my hon. Friend the Member for Dagenham ( Mr. Gould ) had made his remarks .
11 Finally , he looks at the availability of the basic data which are accessible to researchers in child care ; to the kind of housekeeping information that should be kept by organizations and which if it is , makes it unnecessary for researchers to start from scratch every time .
12 The Minister says : The gentleman has made his point in his usual colourful style.His views will be taken into consideration by the Home Secretaryw when he looks at the problem
13 He looks at the bags of plasma : 15,000 ccs have been moved through Ali .
14 He looks at the BBC with a cold outsider 's eye , makes the right sort of noises ( stressing ‘ impartiality ’ , lambasting sloppy Lime Grove journalism ) and is unafraid to alter or cancel potentially controversial programmes .
15 so he looks at the buyer 's guide , business card and it 's thoroughly .
16 He looks at the window over Tite 's shoulder and says something like : ‘ Oh … early days yet . ’
17 But I would make clear to Mr if he looks at the minutes of the budget review sub-committee , that the suggestion of the director of property services wastes his time fully exploring all options for the disposal of all or any part of the County Farms estate , for which he probably asks for a large amount of money , since it involves an enormous amount of wasted time , is not been agreed , it 's a non-delegated item , it was a recommendation of this committee which has not been moved at this committee , and it was a most unfortunate and woolly form of words .
18 He looks at the front of her clothing and makes a note .
19 He looks at the visitor , looks at Agnes , and she has no choice but to say : ‘ And Paul ? ’
20 And then he looks at the priest , and adds , ‘ Now you tell me the truth …
21 He finds that he looks at the beggar intensely , as if he would like to know his life story , and smiles quite naturally .
22 His technique is simple but effective ; he looks at the war ‘ from the bottom up ’ .
23 He looks at the hanky .
24 He looks at the city through the diverse eyes of Kevin Kline 's anxious but sympathetic lawyer , Steve Martin 's greedily exploitative film maker and Danny Glover 's endangered tow-truck driver .
25 It is it 's the warmth and as he looks at the bush out of the front door I 'm sure he laughs .
26 He looks at the class now .
27 Alright , so he looks to the past for his moral inspirations and he imagines that Nick is looking to the future .
28 He looks to the horizon like a macho cowboy .
29 He looks like the brick wall he 's reached , she thought , and walked by .
30 He looks like the sort of slave sold for a knock-down price ; skinny and stooped , wearing nylon trousers , damp plimsolls , and cringing in his thin anorak against the wind .
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