Example sentences of "looking [adv] over [art] [adj] [noun] " in BNC.

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1 Looking back over the first decade of his regime , in a radio broadcast made to mark the tenth anniversary of the end of the Civil War , Franco crowed ,
2 Looking back over the two games we made it extremely difficult for ourselves in Moscow .
3 Emily lifted her head and breathed in the sweet March air , it was good to stand in the garden of Summer Lodge looking out over a tranquil sea with timid waves reaching for the shore .
4 Imagine you have an office with large windows looking out over an open-plan office ; through these windows you can see what your subordinates are up to .
5 They were sitting quietly together , looking out over the peaceful valley .
6 Looking out over the silvery water , she wondered whether it really was Robert who had been a spectator of what was apparently a passionate embrace .
7 He is standing as he must have stood that afternoon on the shore of the Gulf of San Miguel , four-square and haughty , bucklered , helmeted , spurred , and looking out over the greatest ocean in the world .
8 We climbed the low hills northwest of the loch and lay in the long grass under the pines and the birch , looking out over the small glen to the forested hill on the far side where the old railway tunnel was .
9 Richard , wearing the new dressing gown and slippers that had been his mother 's practical present , stood at the window , looking out over the bare countryside .
10 Looking out over the snow-covered park , she could still see her brother 's reflection in the glass .
11 In beautiful native gardens looking out over the magnificent Belle Mare Beach , this new hotel 's rooms all overlook the sea .
12 When she left him , he stood at the window for a long time , looking out over the newly-awakened countryside .
13 After dinner we would sit looking out over the three arms of the lake and talk until , drowsy with sun , swimming , food and wine , we went off to bed .
14 On the landing , looking out over the High Street , Aziz , wearing new brown overalls bought for him by the headmaster , seemed to be waving to his friend .
15 But I thought , sitting there on the side of my bed looking out over the trash-filled street with the sound of the trucks grinding and roaring down the thoroughfare , that He must be something like the sun rising out of the ocean on a cloudless day .
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