Example sentences of "looking [prep] him [prep] the " in BNC.

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1 They 're looking for him on the moors . ’
2 Nobody would think of looking for him in the Channel Islands .
3 ‘ Bring a horse , ’ said Hotspur , rearing up fiercely and looking about him for the nearest serviceable squire , ‘ and get him on to it .
4 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 .
5 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 .
6 All this time Marcus was standing , now more upright , looking about him at the various speakers , with an interested air .
7 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 .
8 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 .
9 Tuan Ti Fo turned , looking about him at the simple order of his room .
10 Looking about him at the others , Christian said , ‘ There !
11 Having delivered Eliot to those who were looking after him for the night , we walked back to our colleges discussing the evening , with the ardour of youth which included that most interesting of contests , the comparison of recollections .
12 The ambulance came , and she ended up looking after him in the intensive care unit .
13 " Er — Hazel , " said Hawkbit , looking past him into the face of the dreary , black cliff .
14 Cathy was looking past him into the studio .
15 He turned away , looking round him at the great nest of screens and machinery .
16 The Prime Minister can not stand Enoch Powell 's steely and accusing eye looking at him across the table any more , and I 've had to move him down the side . ’
17 But there was something forced about his gaiety now , and Breeze , looking at him across the table , felt again that sharp pang of uncertainty .
18 Zack was standing on the road by the driver 's open door , looking at him across the roof of the car .
19 When he straightened up he saw Laidlaw looking at him across the roof of the car , a faint smile on his lips .
20 Towards the end of the soirée , Eliot stood for a while by himself in a seemingly abstracted state , and , looking at him across the room , I could not decide whether he was looking in my direction or not .
21 Jannie lay in bed , looking at him over the edge of the covers .
22 Her eyes flew upward , looking at him for the first time .
23 ‘ I 've been looking at him since the start of the season .
24 She made the mistake of looking at him as the thought formed in her mind , and had to suppress a gasp of awareness as she met his gaze .
25 Sally lay without moving , looking at him in the light of the moon .
26 ‘ Cheer up ! ’ says his driver , with the curling trench-coat , looking at him in the mirror .
27 Looking at him in the dim light I saw he was clad only in vest and pants .
28 ‘ Sit down , sit down , ’ said Owen hurriedly , looking around him at the crowded cafe .
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