Example sentences of "he [was/were] looking [adv prt] [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | His head had an odd tilt or cock to it , set on the shoulders as if he were looking up from the bars of a drop-handled bike . |
| 2 | He was looking up at the sign over the door . |
| 3 | He was looking down at the pavement outside the house . |
| 4 | It must have been an automatic reaction because he was looking down at the motionless figure and shouting , ‘ Harriet ! ’ |
| 5 | When they had gone , Maria glanced at Luke , but to her relief he was looking down at the photos Florian had left behind , his expression inscrutable . |
| 6 | He was looking out of the window at his lovely new garden , at the exquisite magnolia just breaking into its goblet-like , glowing blooms which were , since Monday , also his . |
| 7 | He was looking out over the prison courtyard , watching the sheets of rain falling , the brightness of the observation lights along the prison walls reflecting in his eyes . |
| 8 | Sitting safe in the big tree , hidden within the protective myriad of bough , branch and leaf , he was submerged in a greenish half-light filtered through layer upon layer of natural growth , and he was looking out from the dimming or dappling shelter of his high cave into the dazzle of a rare summer brightness beyond . |
| 9 | His face was a mask of alarm and he was looking back to the office door and the cabinet which was pushed up against it . |