Example sentences of "[noun sg] [conj] looked out [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | It had once been the master bedroom and looked out on the woods to the east . |
| 2 | A short time later Betty stopped her scrubbing and looked out of the kitchen window . |
| 3 | Bob drew the curtain to one side and looked out of the window . |
| 4 | He had to move slowly , carefully on the stairs because , for a brief moment , he was in full sight of the soldiers through the big plate glass window that looked out onto the narrow quay . |
| 5 | Hercule Poirot sat on the white sand and looked out across the sparkling blue water . |
| 6 | He walked over to the window and looked out at the courtyard below , busy with ambulances and patients clutching appointment cards as they peered hesitatingly at signs pointing the way to Casualty and X-ray and Outpatients , with the birdlike figures of caped nurses changing shifts , and the white coats of housemen hustling importantly from ward block to ward block . |
| 7 | I got out of bed , went across to the window and looked out at the night . |
| 8 | When he had finished , Bicker strode to the window and looked out at the tumbled clouds of the late day and the gathering darkness of the deserted hills . |
| 9 | I went to the window and looked out at the rain and the clouds . |
| 10 | He walked over to the window and looked out at the falling snow . |
| 11 | She walked to the window and looked out into the dull afternoon light . |
| 12 | Forester had moved to the window and looked out into the yard where the two long-wheelbase Land Rovers stood side by side , somehow managing to be tough and elegant at the same time in their rough-country rig with full-length roof racks and mounted searchlights . |
| 13 | He moved again to the eastern window and looked out over the cottages of the headland . |
| 14 | She stood up , stretched , then moved to the window and looked out over the busy concourse . |
| 15 | Cardiff ran to the glass doors , wiped the moisture from the pane and looked out into the night at the blurred orange glow of the traffic cordon — but could see nothing else . |
| 16 | She took her hand away , leaned on the rail and looked out over the sea . |
| 17 | I scrambled to the top and looked out over the sand and rocks to where Paul stood , a tiny figure against the reflected brightness of the pools and wet sands , overshadowed by the tilted cone of metal beside him . |
| 18 | At midday we climbed the minaret and looked out over the rooftops of Cairo , stretching like a vast uneven plain from the Moqqatam Hills to the tall modern buildings along the river . |
| 19 | She stopped for a minute and looked out at the fields . |
| 20 | Then he took a loud drink and looked out of the window . |
| 21 | She wanted to bike along the road for a swim but after she finished dressing she simply sat on the edge of the bath and looked out of the window . |
| 22 | Maura sat back in her chair and looked out of the window to the side of her . |
| 23 | Elisabeth knelt on the window-seat and looked out at the ancient trees through the columns of the colonnade . |
| 24 | She sat in the armchair and looked out of the window . |
| 25 | ‘ When we pulled out of Jaffa , I stood on the stern and looked out over the old city , ’ he said . |
| 26 | Jim thought , ‘ Hello , is someone coming up to keep me company ? ’ and went to the door and looked out down the steps . |
| 27 | When the Marshal opened the gate and looked out into the courtyard the figure had vanished . |
| 28 | Jack went to the front window of the lounge and looked out between the net curtaining . |
| 29 | The figure in the painting spoke of the human spirit and looked out at the world with a serene timelessness , and eyes that knew the great gift of being a master and an artist . |
| 30 | She stood at the beaded glass and looked out into the gathering darkness . |