Example sentences of "she [vb past] [conj] look [adv prt] " in BNC.
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| 1 | She straightened and looked up at him , at the wind in his hair . |
| 2 | When the woman reached the centre of the bridge , she stopped and looked around anxiously . |
| 3 | Finally , exhausted , she stopped and looked up . |
| 4 | ‘ Also — ’ She stopped and looked up , and Snodgrass said , ‘ Someone 's coming . ’ |
| 5 | Where the lawn ended she stopped and looked out across the bay , scanning the water for any sign of life . |
| 6 | When she got to the large graph that shows the state of the church-roof appeal , she stopped and looked down at the waiting crowds as if she was a victorious politician looking down on her compliant voters . |
| 7 | He continued up the hill , and she went on down ; but a few paces further on she stopped and looked back , and it was at that precise moment that it happened , because he had turned back as well and for a few moments they looked longingly at each other , each tongue-tied , but each sure , now , of the other 's feelings . |
| 8 | Franz pulled Therese 's arm through his and began to lead her up the track towards the car park , but she stopped and looked back . |
| 9 | She turned and looked up at Joe , and he , smiling now , said , ‘ I 'm always willing to please . ’ |
| 10 | When none came she turned and looked up at him . |
| 11 | On the mezzanine again , she turned and looked back , down into the conservatory . |
| 12 | She turned and looked back up the slope towards the cottage . |
| 13 | Then she turned and looked back at him , her eyes wet with tears . |
| 14 | When she reached the top , she turned and looked down . |
| 15 | ‘ Bad joke , ’ said Tod as she turned and looked down on us . |
| 16 | She turned and looked down at the handbag , clutched tightly in her hand , and flung it far across the room . |
| 17 | Emma had mounted the first step of the stairs and she was unwinding her scarf when she turned and looked down on her mother , saying , ‘ I would have been many things if I had been brought up in peace . ’ |
| 18 | She frowned and looked out of the window . |
| 19 | She sniffed and looked up at him through tear-filled eyes . |
| 20 | She started and looked up , pressing the palms of her hands to her cheeks . |
| 21 | She shuddered and looked down . |
| 22 | She swallowed and looked down at the duvet , twisting its striped design unhappily between her fingers . |
| 23 | She blinked and looked up , smiling , as Jim wandered into the room with a handful of X-rays . |
| 24 | It was easy to do , as she shivered and looked out of the window at the thick snow that reflected the street lights upwards . |
| 25 | She gasped and looked over her shoulder , pulling her face together . |
| 26 | She smiled and looked up again . |
| 27 | She smiled and looked back at him . |
| 28 | She smiled and looked down . |
| 29 | Not really with me … ’ she paused and looked up into Miss Hatherby 's troubled face ‘ … she felt that you had done it because you did n't approve . ’ |
| 30 | She paused and looked up at the small gentle fields for the placid yellow outline of the Jersey cow . |