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 .
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