Example sentences of "lift [pron] head [conj] looked " in BNC.

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1 The sheep lifted their heads and looked at him as he passed by but they made no sound .
2 Carrie lifted her head and looked at him , and what she saw was a young boy , the same young boy she had known when she lived in the cottage .
3 Aggie lifted her head and looked at Ben , saying , ‘ Reading between the lines , the husband of this friend , whoever she was , was n't going to allow his wife to get mixed up in something .
4 She lifted her head and looked into the man 's face .
5 When she lifted her head and looked at me , I realized it was Estella .
6 Rose lifted her head and looked Melissa full in the face .
7 Maggie tried to think fast but failed , so she lifted her head and looked at him defiantly .
8 She lifted her head and looked him in the face .
9 Frank lifted his head and looked at him , waiting for him to continue .
10 Uncle Alfred lifted his head and looked at the sky .
11 Instead , though , he lifted his head and looked down at her , his dark eyes bright and a faint flush of colour running along his cheekbones .
12 Alain lifted his head and looked down at her and she was still staring mesmerised into his dark eyes when a voice she knew already spoke almost in her ear .
13 He lifted his head and looked down at her , his hand still cupping her face .
14 When he lifted his head and looked down at her , Maggie made a small inarticulate sound and his expression softened .
15 He lifted his head and looked into her eyes .
16 His mouth was warm and firm , hungry , moving against hers with complete command so that when he lifted his head and looked down at her with glittering eyes she was breathless .
17 It 's just — ’ He lifted his head and looked straight at her .
18 He lifted his head and looked down at her , his eyes unholy , his hand moving up her ribcage with slow deliberation .
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