Example sentences of "he looked " in BNC.
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| 1 | If challenged to justify why blacks are struck from the jury , prosecutors offer the most ridiculous reasons — ‘ he looked dumb ’ , ‘ he lived in the same part of town as the defendant ’ ( most blacks live in the same part of town ) , ‘ he was a mason and I was worried about masonic links ’ ( the prospective juror was a stone mason by profession ) . |
| 2 | He looked at Pat but Pat looked away . |
| 3 | He looked at my pityingly , no doubt thinking that I was succumbing to the English diseases , amateurism and laziness . |
| 4 | He looked astonished . |
| 5 | The small man 's eyes flashed and he looked awfully cross . |
| 6 | He looked up as Marion , Conroy still clutched to her side , came out through the doors from the stage , some of the others trailing behind her . |
| 7 | He was tall , and he looked as if he might be good at something decent like cricket . |
| 8 | He looked sharply at the policeman . |
| 9 | He looked up . |
| 10 | He looked extraordinarily weary . |
| 11 | He looked up , his face awash with relief . |
| 12 | He looked down again . |
| 13 | He looked crestfallen , but he smiled . |
| 14 | He looked up when I came in . |
| 15 | He looked up with satisfaction at the panelling of the new box-beds — comfort and decency for all three of them , while others in the village still slept on the floor like beasts . |
| 16 | He looked up startled , his eyes fire-dazzled , trying to focus on the door through the dusty levels of sunlight from the two small windows . |
| 17 | He looked scared and she pitied him . |
| 18 | Then he looked suddenly sulky like a child . |
| 19 | Now he looked over at Cameron , taking stock of the quizzical lift of his right eyebrow when he looked out below his black fringe , the down-turn of his mouth under his long curved nose , and began to recapitulate his argument with care , uncomfortably aware that Angus might think he was trying not to sound drunk . |
| 20 | Now he looked over at Cameron , taking stock of the quizzical lift of his right eyebrow when he looked out below his black fringe , the down-turn of his mouth under his long curved nose , and began to recapitulate his argument with care , uncomfortably aware that Angus might think he was trying not to sound drunk . |
| 21 | He looked back . |
| 22 | He looked with displeasure at the frantic figure of his wife and said tersely to the housekeeper , ‘ Mrs McDougal , have you no smelling salts ? |
| 23 | Now he looked down at the table top , then sideways at his colleagues and back at Cameron . |
| 24 | He looked from one tired face to another . |
| 25 | The McLaggans had put grass halters round the necks of a few of Menzies ' horses ; Cameron rode on one ; from the back in his dark coat he looked like a preacher leading away the faithful to a field communion . |
| 26 | He looked round the littered site , at its dried browns and darkened greens , and considered the men who were sitting round quietly talking and blowing smoke at the swarming flies . |
| 27 | As for the laird — ’ he looked round with a quick black glint , ‘ he can lead us by the nose . ’ |
| 28 | He looked up at the horses , shading his eyes against a sting of sun from the west . |
| 29 | For a moment he looked from Menzies to Cameron and back again , then he nodded his head towards the doorway . |
| 30 | As he looked at her , his face closed over with a faintly embarrassed incredulity . |