Example sentences of "[vb past] [coord] looked at the " in BNC.

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1 She stopped and looked at the garden ; inside the square was a circle of flower beds .
2 She stopped and looked at the other three who were scrutinising her in amused silence .
3 I stopped and looked at the big house .
4 It was a very nice day out actually , and everything from serious riders who just went up and down and the most energetic one did a hundred miles , to families who treated it , took a picnic and stopped and looked at the badger tunnels .
5 Monica asked and looked at the wall map of the continent .
6 He turned and looked at the display of cakes on the long table .
7 She paused a moment , turned and looked at the line of narrow drawers , read the label , then weighed out two ounces of loose tobacco .
8 The woman turned and looked at the speaker , and there was scorn in her expression , but she said nothing until she turned on Agnes again and said , ‘ How bad is he , lass ? ’
9 The child stared towards it as if in recognition of something held in memory ; then she turned and looked at the old woman , who was sitting on the couch unlacing her boots , and she said , ‘ You have a garden . ’
10 It was so seldom that Aggie heard herself addressed by her surname that she turned and looked at the nun , but the woman 's eyelids were lowered as if in shame ; then she inclined her head towards the woman sitting behind the desk before turning and closing the door quietly behind her .
11 Artemis turned and looked at the owner of the voice , a beautiful woman in a blue dress , with bobbed blonde hair .
12 I turned and looked at the subtly tarted , much breathed-upon 300 sitting at the kerb , then made a show of sizing up Yvonne .
13 Nicholson turned and looked at the other man contemptuously .
14 He turned and looked at the slender woman cowering in her chair .
15 She turned and looked at the distant figure of Dorcas and her eyes narrowed .
16 I turned and looked at the man 's tear-stained face .
17 ‘ Oh , we landed at Newcastle airport ’ — Charlie turned and looked at the men — ‘ at three o'clock ? ’
18 She looked and looked at the place where the fire had been , searching for the future , but could only see ashes .
19 None of the family spoke or looked at the others .
20 The leader hesitated and looked at the bandmaster , who said that they 'd like to but after they 'd played a request for us .
21 Monks hesitated and looked at the old man , but Mr Brownlow 's expression was so serious and determined that the younger man realized it was pointless to protest .
22 At last , she paused and looked at the assembled staff .
23 He 's wonderful ! ’ she said and looked at the counsellor like someone confessing to her girlfriend that she has fallen in love .
24 When a few minutes later , amid the oohs and aahs from the three women , she stood and looked at the person staring back at her from the long mirror , she could n't believe it was herself .
25 Beuno stood and looked at the blaze he had made .
26 He stood and looked at the piano .
27 In dark glasses , white dress , gold chain , she sat and looked at the sky .
28 They sat and looked at the wonderful façade of the cathedral and watched people walking by , and Maggie was glad to stay in the light .
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