Example sentences of "and gazed at " in BNC.
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| 31 | Bob sat up on the bed and gazed at her in astonishment . |
| 32 | Constance looked up from her glass and gazed at him . |
| 33 | It was apparent to Cassie that the discovery that she wore very little beneath her outer clothing had had a powerfully erotic effect upon him , and now he pushed aside the bodice and gazed at her breast , at the same time remarking appreciatively : ‘ You 're an astonishing girl , Cassie . |
| 34 | The sergeant bumped over the sleeping-policemen and gazed at the neatly trimmed lawns and hedges with aggrieved jealousy in his eyes : the private estate was a symbol of a world from which he was excluded , a world of privilege and snobbery , a world that had turned its back on the poor , the sick and the unfashionable who had been swarming round their car only ten minutes before . |
| 35 | A thing slid hugely over the crest of a nearby ridge , and gazed at me from several eyes . |
| 36 | Helen leaned over my shoulder and gazed at the long lines of boy scouts , girl guides , ex-servicemen , with half the population of the town packed on the pavements , watching . |
| 37 | Mr Stokill removed my rope and gazed at me with commiseration . |
| 38 | She turned her head without moving her elbows from their resting place on the window-ledge and gazed at him , too awestruck by her surroundings to feel defensive . |
| 39 | She sat there , her feet on tiptoe , just reaching the black and white floor , and gazed at the glazed bumps of the linen towel hanging from a hook on the back of the door , the little wash-basin shaped like a scallop shell , the black and white edging of the tiles above . |
| 40 | She held the seahorse out and gazed at it , as if searching its curves for an answer . |
| 41 | He lit a cigarette and gazed at the page of his book until the printed words ceased to dance about . |
| 42 | She braced herself and gazed at the compass , silently begging the needle to stop wavering to and fro . |
| 43 | She stopped for a moment , and gazed at it with pleasure , and saw how huge it was , surging against the rocks with far more power and energy than it had in the shelter of the estuary , flinging plumes of spray about in a reckless manner and dragging back to gather itself for the next rush forward . |
| 44 | Alexandra sat and gazed at him . |
| 45 | The gaoler stopped and gazed at it admiringly . |
| 46 | She stopped suddenly and gazed at him . |
| 47 | I rose , got dressed and gazed at my luggage lying on the floor . |
| 48 | That night , they sat on the ice together and gazed at the sky . |
| 49 | Killion stopped hopping about and gazed at her . |
| 50 | Barnett looked away quickly and gazed at his own pale face again . |
| 51 | He sighed and gazed at the cello . |
| 52 | Then sat and gazed at him adoringly while he drank . |
| 53 | She went up to the bedroom and gazed at the old four-poster , hardly noticing the faded splendour of its blue and gold canopy as she scrutinised the decorated wooden frieze that ran along the top . |
| 54 | She opened her eyes and gazed at him in disbelief . |
| 55 | She bent closer to the painting and gazed at the master 's signature . |
| 56 | Helen stopped and gazed at her goddaughter searchingly . |
| 57 | I stood up and gazed at a small pile of my toys which had been thrown to one side of my cupboard . |