Example sentences of "[conj] looked at [art] " in BNC.
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| 31 | He rolled over , and spread his loosened limbs in the bed , he opened windows , he went to the Tate Gallery alone and looked at the dissolving blue and gold air of Turner 's Norham Castle . |
| 32 | And each of them smiled , publicly and privately , and looked at the rest , and thought what fools they were . |
| 33 | Wanting very much to hear ( because he was sure that this was a lover calling , from the voice ) , the man used the boxing match as an excuse , and he came and stood in the kitchen doorway with a wet plate and the cloth in his hands , and looked at the television . |
| 34 | Then , as would often be the case when the wind permitted , I opened the flaps and looked at the stars . |
| 35 | She paused a moment , turned and looked at the line of narrow drawers , read the label , then weighed out two ounces of loose tobacco . |
| 36 | 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 . |
| 37 | So she sat down again and looked at the clock and she could n't believe what she was seeing : fifteen minutes past ten ! |
| 38 | 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 ? ’ |
| 39 | After the lunch , they all sat on the verandah and looked at the grass and listened to the wood pigeons and warblers . |
| 40 | I stood up and looked at the Feldwebel . |
| 41 | She stopped and looked at the other three who were scrutinising her in amused silence . |
| 42 | I kept my head up and still , and looked at the bowler with both eyes . |
| 43 | Nell raised her eyes and looked at the rest of the body ; and caught her breath . |
| 44 | She opened her hand and looked at the two silver coins . |
| 45 | He switched the light on and looked at the clock . |
| 46 | Helen and I climbed into Anerley Park and lay down on our backs on the grass by the swings , and looked at the sky , and pulled our clothes down . |
| 47 | She turned , and looked at the door across the room . |
| 48 | He 's wonderful ! ’ she said and looked at the counsellor like someone confessing to her girlfriend that she has fallen in love . |
| 49 | Adam sat on the bank among the bulrushes and the great , pale , leathery hosta leaves and looked at the house with its canopy of roses and honeysuckle , the martins ' nest under the eaves , the long terrace with Zeus in his various avatars and his loves disporting themselves along the flint wall . |
| 50 | The leader hesitated and looked at the bandmaster , who said that they 'd like to but after they 'd played a request for us . |
| 51 | She pulled her hand away sharply , and looked at the Thing with her head on one side . |
| 52 | In dark glasses , white dress , gold chain , she sat and looked at the sky . |
| 53 | Uncle Alfred lifted his head and looked at the sky . |
| 54 | She turned round and looked at the brass-dialled clock sitting starkly on a red brick wall to the side of them and added , ‘ Only half-past eight . ’ |
| 55 | She pulled her eyepatch away , and looked at the DAR . |
| 56 | She looked and looked at the place where the fire had been , searching for the future , but could only see ashes . |
| 57 | In any case , most City people put politics to one side and looked at the nascent company as a simple business proposition . |
| 58 | 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 . |
| 59 | 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 . ’ |
| 60 | 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 . |