Example sentences of "he look [adv prt] " in BNC.

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1 He staggered , and I could see him looking around .
2 They left him looking up at the sky again .
3 She remembered hesitating , choosing , picking the biggest and bluest cornflowers , and him looking up from his planting and saying quietly , ‘ If you pick the ones as are n't quite open yet , they 've a chance of lasting longer , maybe . ’
4 ‘ I can just see him looking down that long nose of his and saying in that sanctimonious voice : ‘ there 's something you ought to know , Mr O'Shea … ’
5 Tears filled her eyes as she described seeing him looking down on her .
6 She climbed down , aware suddenly of how close he was to her , closer than he had been all morning , and when she turned , it was to find him looking down at her , a strange expression in his eyes .
7 She dived into her bag and held out the necessary money , and at least it stopped him in his tracks , although it left him looking down at her with less than pleasure .
8 Penry reached over her to turn on the lamp , and she opened her eyes to find him looking down into her face , a triumphant , indulgent smile curving his mouth as he slid his arms around her , throwing one long leg over hers in careless intimacy .
9 The old man was sitting at table , the food lying before him untasted , when Rodrigo returned , and pointing to the head which hung from the horse 's collar , dropping blood , he bade him look up , for there was the herb which should restore to him his appetite .
10 Then she saw him look around quickly , but in all the wrong directions .
11 He did not look up until he was right down in the station ; and it was a sound that made him look up .
12 He spoke John 's name , to make him look up .
13 He was over Charing Cross Road and well into the Square before some instinct of recognition made him look up and see the place which was still the jewel of London , the haven of fantasies , the last known post of security , the Crystal Rooms .
14 She stood abruptly , making him look up at her , surprised .
15 Chen , watching Karr , saw a small movement in the big man 's face ; saw him look up at the woman appreciatively .
16 I saw him look over and just shake his head .
17 We saw him look out of the window once or twice . ’
18 Even knowing he was finished she would not stop but pulled herself against him , levered and bucked with a grunting intensity which made him look down on her with pity .
19 I saw him look down , making the visual analogy , to the black line of mountains to the west .
20 She saw him look down at her and saw that his skin was raw and flayed in places ; the arm of flesh and blood was scraped and scorched and the silver arm on the other side was reflecting the tremendous heat , so that it was copper coloured and glinting and must be causing him immense pain .
21 Saw him look down , then look back at her , some small change having taken place in his face .
22 As soon as she saw him look down , she made a sideways dive between a couple of stalls and crossed to the opposite side of the street .
23 He turned his back on Hector , and walked deliberately over to Eachuinn Odhar 's side , waiting in vain for him to look up from his fingers , nervously rubbing at his fur coverlet , and meet his son 's eye .
24 His address was part of a graduation ceremony , and he walked on stage with school officials and local dignitaries ; he dutifully applauded as each student received a diploma , although " One got the impression that it was an effort for him to look up " .
25 I 'll phone my father-in-common-law and get him to look up the address the er postcode in his
26 ‘ They actually asked him to look up their wretched daughter when he came to England .
27 Athelstan seized the man 's wrist and forced him to look up .
28 It would n't do for him to look round and see her ; on the other hand , she wanted to reach the shops before he did .
29 She slipped a strap from her shoulder to enable him to look down her blouse into the deep valley between her magnificent white boobs .
30 He collected his boarding card and found a seat in the cafeteria that allowed him to look down on the concourse .
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