Example sentences of "[noun sg] [coord] looked at the " in BNC.
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1 | She slammed back the driving seat and looked at the unfamiliar dashboard with all its foreign signals . |
2 | He followed her , but stopped in the living room doorway and looked at the room . |
3 | Then she got the photographs out of her handbag and looked at the view of the swimming-pool . |
4 | One night , she got up and turned on the light and looked at the sweet , bland face of Jesus , the Light of the World , in the picture over the mantelpiece . |
5 | In any case , most City people put politics to one side and looked at the nascent company as a simple business proposition . |
6 | Amanda Fergusson now rested her book on her lap and looked at the ceiling in alarm . |
7 | She went to the window and looked at the sky . |
8 | He pulled out a bundle and looked at the first address , but he did n't recognise it . |
9 | She put them under her raincoat in the basket and looked at the receipt the chemist had handed her from the till ; there was no evidence that she had paid for these items . |
10 | Mike pushed the papers back across the desk and looked at the Old Man , who raised his eyebrows questioningly . |
11 | Claudia sat behind her desk and looked at the date to which Myra had just drawn her attention . |
12 | He picked up the glass case and looked at the bird reflectively . |
13 | Anna heard a noise and looked at the door . |
14 | Refreshed , I went up on deck and looked at the waves . |
15 | They stopped beside Mrs McAllister 's resting-place and looked at the ground in silence . |
16 | I felt at the torn threads in my blouse and looked at the grazed skin underneath and shuddered , but I was all right and so was the tree . |
17 | When the policeman told him what was wanted he removed his hat , wiped his brow and looked at the sky — it was mid-afternoon , and there would be only three hours of light remaining . |
18 | She walked slowly back to her room and looked at the dress lying ready across the bed . |
19 | With a small grim smile of satisfaction , he went back to the utility room and looked at the power switches . |
20 | Uncle Alfred lifted his head and looked at the sky . |
21 | But when there was no retort from her granddaughter , she turned her head and looked at the young woman lying with her back against the head of the couch , her eyes closed , the muscles of her jaws showing white through the skin , and , her tone changing , she enquired , ‘ What is it , dear ? |
22 | I jumped up on to my bunk and looked at the others sitting around playing cards , arguing with each other or lying on their beds staring at the ceiling . |
23 | All I remember thinking of as I pushed the trolley and looked at the red face and eyebrows was , My friend , you are about to take the longest journey a man ever takes in this life . |
24 | After the lunch , they all sat on the verandah and looked at the grass and listened to the wood pigeons and warblers . |
25 | She snapped shut the diary and looked at the next piece of paper . |
26 | He took a drink and looked at the other young man . |
27 | I sat in my flat and looked at the latest one . |
28 | Frau Nordern blew out a voluptuous stream of smoke and looked at the man who suddenly became extremely interested in his herring Bismarck . |
29 | She went over to the vegetable patch and looked at the earth for a while . |
30 | He whirled in his chair and looked at the audience . |