Example sentences of "looking [prep] [pron] at the " in BNC.
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| 1 | She turned , looking about her at the stables . |
| 2 | Tallis said , amazed , looking about her at the dark , snow-striped land . |
| 3 | All this time Marcus was standing , now more upright , looking about him at the various speakers , with an interested air . |
| 4 | Looking about him at the great press of people , the escalator that was a river of people flowing on and on , the crowds that streamed down the stairs so that if a train was held up there would be room for no more to squeeze on to the platform , he wondered why a terrorist group had never thought of putting a bomb in the tube . |
| 5 | He glanced back at her , then turned away , looking about him at the cluttered floor , the smoke-blackened walls , the broken ceiling of the room he was in . |
| 6 | Tuan Ti Fo turned , looking about him at the simple order of his room . |
| 7 | Looking about him at the others , Christian said , ‘ There ! |
| 8 | What point in having , I suppose it 's my fault , I should have read these erm , bits added to it more carefully earlier , but it does n't seem to have anything in their about anybody who is actually claiming a carer 's allowance from looking after somebody at the time , and whether we should have a phrase in there that it does n't include anybody that is collecting from the D S S S or anything else for a carer 's allowance anyway , because you do n't want to double pay anybody . |
| 9 | Obviously she is very upset being left alone in a strange country and we are looking after her at the police station . |
| 10 | ‘ His neighbour is looking after it at the moment but I do n't think she 'll be prepared to keep it indefinitely . |
| 11 | She stared at the book-filled wall above the desk , then turned back , seeing how he was looking past her at the same spot . |
| 12 | ‘ What do you want ? ’ he demanded , looking past her at the paladin , who was brandishing his sword . |
| 13 | Looking round her at the cushions , Ellie spotted one with a Regency man and woman on it . |
| 14 | He turned away , looking round him at the great nest of screens and machinery . |
| 15 | She longed , oh , she burned to be able to tell him the truth , but Ace 's threats held ; also by the way Mike was looking at her at the moment he probably would n't believe her if she told him the truth about their relationship . |
| 16 | I 've got your red book here cos I was looking at it at the weekend . |
| 17 | Well , we 're all looking at it at the moment of , of course , but some of our first impressions are that for example on global warming , there 's no commitment to , to a carbon taxation . |
| 18 | ‘ Sit down , sit down , ’ said Owen hurriedly , looking around him at the crowded cafe . |