Example sentences of "look with [noun] at " in BNC.
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| 1 | It I 've lo it says here I 've looked with envy at at other people 's money trees in full flower ! |
| 2 | ‘ You ought to wash all that stuff off , you 'll damage your skin , ’ he told her , looking with distaste at her stale , badly applied make-up . |
| 3 | Constance asked , looking with distaste at the pale green material on the table . |
| 4 | Jill Desborough 's figures appear to be looking with disdain at what is going on around them as they prepare to walk off the set . |
| 5 | Certainly , the composition of Model B 's national body , consisting of distinguished persons appointed by the Secretary of State , could be seen as commanding great credibility and providing ‘ for the first time in higher education an experienced and well-qualified team capable of looking with detachment at both the demand side and supply side of higher education ’ . |
| 6 | ‘ 'Ello , Tom , ’ she said , looking with curiosity at Willie . |
| 7 | The men moved about cautiously , looking with curiosity at what they might find . |
| 8 | Alyssia hesitantly walked in , and almost immediately saw her friend by the cash register , looking with interest at a couple of oldish women who had put on some very garish dresses and were inspecting themselves in the mirror . |
| 9 | ‘ Clearly we will be looking with interest at the sheriff 's determination from the FAI . |
| 10 | My constituents often look with envy at the relatively low freight costs for transport from the Scottish mainland to the Western Isles compared with transport costs from the mainland to the northern isles . |
| 11 | Some would look with pity at a fool , sprawled across a bench , bottle in hand , others would curse , telling him he was a bad smell which would n't go away . |
| 12 | Despite all our scientific study of the physical world , one can still look with wonder at the panorama of ‘ ordinary ’ objects and events presented to us by our senses and can still — indeed should — ask the basic question : ‘ What is it all , fundamentally ? ’ |
| 13 | Therefore , I can assure my hon. Friend , who represents a rural constituency , that we have very much in mind the needs of rural post offices and we shall look with interest at any requests that they make to us for extending their liability to sell other services . |
| 14 | I shall certainly look with interest at the specific matters to which my hon. Friend has drawn attention . |
| 15 | George looked with distaste at the rest of his outfit — at the indecently tight green trousers , the silver-shot green scarf in the neck of the jacket , and the way the boy 's flaming red hair curled against it . |
| 16 | George looked with distaste at the man sitting on Gerrard 's other side , at the shining dapper head , the pin-striped suit with a white carnation in the buttonhole , and the sleek self-satisfied smirk on his face , and thought , He 's enjoying this , pompous bastard . |
| 17 | He looked with distaste at the rotting timbers above them . |
| 18 | He dropped the newspaper onto the kitchen floor , looked with distaste at his plate , and began to eat . |
| 19 | Oliver looked with distaste at his clothes . |
| 20 | A hundred years after Eusebius Augustine , bishop of Hippo , looked with anxiety at the hordes of ‘ feigned Christians ’ driven into his congregations by social pressures and legal compulsion . |
| 21 | He grinned and she felt her spirits rise as she looked with affection at this man who was like a brother to her . |
| 22 | She sat down at the table and looked with disfavour at the glass in front of her . |
| 23 | Miranda looked with dismay at the document that Adam had just placed on her white horseshoe-shaped desk . |
| 24 | She opened the case and looked with dismay at the flimsy green silk nightdress lying on top of the matching gown . |
| 25 | Charity looked with disapproval at the solid wireless set in the corner of Mona 's otherwise Edwardian sitting-room . |
| 26 | Anyway , he added to himself , as he looked with pity at the little boy , it was asking for trouble , giving him such a daft name . |
| 27 | She looked with horror at the fingers which had cruelly raked Bill Yardley 's face , and heard her own voice uttering words not even fit to be heard in the alleys . |
| 28 | Ell looked with horror at the makeshift glider . |
| 29 | She looked with surprise at the jam dish . |
| 30 | He looked with concern at the scratches on Lucy 's face , then poured tea which he insisted she drank at once . |