Example sentences of "looking [prep] [pers pn] with the " in BNC.
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| 1 | He was strolling down the steep narrow street towards the sea , his hands deep in his pockets and his shirt open at the throat , very pale and Londonish , looking about him with the fond , proprietorial air of an Englishman returning to a favourite spot abroad . |
| 2 | He was absolutely worshipped by all disinterested persons at G.Q.G. When he entered the hotel , tapping the floor with his stick and looking about him with the mischievous and bright glances of a boy , every one came up to him instinctively , only too pleased to see him . |
| 3 | It is not right to do things half heartedly ; looking at them with the eyes of philosophy . |
| 4 | She touched the flowers , looking at them with the steady , close , and intent gaze that Annie Laval also reserved for such an occasion . |
| 5 | I picked up the crumpled cheque and spread it out , looking at it with the sort of hopeless hunger with which one admires things in the window of Fortnum & Mason . |