Example sentences of "he looked [adv] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He looked imploringly at Connors , but it 's no use pleading with a man who just had a machine gun go off in his face . |
| 2 | He looked sternly at Herr Müller who had an odd expression . |
| 3 | ‘ May I still have the interview with you which you promised ? ’ she asked straight out — and thought for a few seconds , as he looked sternly at her , that she had blown it , and that he had taken the strongest exception to her reminding him of his promise . |
| 4 | He looked automatically at Alfred . |
| 5 | He looked ahead to where the road curved openly up to the left , free road ahead , that 's where he was going up on that open road ahead with this great sense of power behind his eyes , behind his shoulders , in his thighs . |
| 6 | He looked slightly past them as if they had already been and gone . |
| 7 | All that mattered was the next time he would see Kate ; beyond that he looked forward with an urgency that hurt to the first time they would make love . |
| 8 | He looked forward to working with him . |
| 9 | He looked forward to the development of the country |
| 10 | He looked forward to rare trips through the city in a dirty truck that stank of oil and pig-swill , the occasional shared chore , the songs , the rough companionship . |
| 11 | He would go far , this young man , Mr Bullins considered , and he looked forward to reading of his progress once he left Oxford . |
| 12 | He looked forward to the promised visit of young van Rappard . |
| 13 | He looked forward to this drink , the first of the day , with a sensuous desire . |
| 14 | He looked forward to the end of his shift . |
| 15 | They existed , too , somewhere , seeking him out in every corner , and if they ever found him they would surely drag him back to the terror from which he looked forward to escaping , finally and permanently , soon . |
| 16 | He wore a grim expression , not showing the elation with which he looked forward to killing President Sam , and taking over as ruler of his country . |
| 17 | There were , however , some lusty singers among his parishioners , and he looked forward to the time when it might prove possible to fill the chancel with an unsurpliced choir . |
| 18 | He looked forward to practising it himself on others in due course . |
| 19 | However the Committee had felt that the reduced scheme was still worthwhile and he looked forward to the Museum opening in the near future . |
| 20 | Speaking on relations with Vietnam , Qian said that the normalization of ties embodied China 's good-neighbour policy , and he looked forward to the restoration and development of the old friendly Sino-Cambodian relations . |
| 21 | Labour Ministers were eager to press ahead with plans for the peace , and Dalton told the Commons that he looked forward to a full employment target which would be considerably below Beveridge 's 8 ½%; dge ly . |
| 22 | On Wednesday evening , the Admiral looked in on the club after dinner and Amiss heard him say goodnight to the five , remarking that he had a little work to do in the office , after which he would get back home and turn in : he looked forward to seeing them the following day . |
| 23 | Rather , he looked forward to the day when those who sympathized with him would " kill the men of the imperial party without pity " . |
| 24 | In the future , Mr Thompson said he looked forward to all 17 stations full and part-time having one of the new rescue engines by 1995–96 . |
| 25 | However , Mr Wilson said he looked forward to talking to the IRA . |
| 26 | Well he looked forward to his fry . |
| 27 | He looked round for Catherine and found she had vanished . |
| 28 | Come and tell me about this morning , ’ He looked round for Catherine to discover that with admirable good sense she had asked for the facilities of the house , and was being issued with soap and hand-towels by Miss Williams . |
| 29 | He looked round for his wire-cutters . |
| 30 | He looked round for inspiration . |