Example sentences of "stop [conj] looked [adv prt] [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | The night was cold and black but when he stopped and looked up between the black overhanging gables of the houses , he was pleased to see the clouds beginning to break up . |
| 2 | He stopped and looked up at the tangle of gaunt branches above him . |
| 3 | 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 . |
| 4 | Where the lawn ended she stopped and looked out across the bay , scanning the water for any sign of life . |
| 5 | Edward stopped and looked out across the open sea . |
| 6 | Maud went rushing off down the corridor , but Mildred stopped and looked out of the window to see if there was any evidence of fire . |
| 7 | After a while he stopped and looked out of the window remembering what Canaris had said about Hitler . |
| 8 | The servants woke , and two gentlemen , who were passing in the road below , stopped and looked up at the house . |