Example sentences of "and looked [prep] [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He went to the door , opened it and looked down the steps expecting to see the burly figure of the constable emerge and climb the steps to meet him , but to John 's surprise there was nobody at all . |
| 2 | She threw open the outer door and looked down the side of the ship . |
| 3 | She gripped the rail and looked down the street . |
| 4 | Alexandra stood between them and looked down the lane , sunk between high fields , and saw the church tower rising among leafless trees and the blue slate roofs that clustered round it . |
| 5 | Then he put his head out slowly and looked up the corridor . |
| 6 | He realised the impending danger and looked up the road where he saw a Morris Minor coming down the hill . |
| 7 | She left the kitchen , and looked up the stairs . |
| 8 | And then one evening I rang the bell and then I noticed the lock was up , so I pushed the door open and looked up the stairs , at the same time as Toinette looked down round the door . |
| 9 | Remember : the Government had set for the growth of earnings a guideline of five per cent ; and looked towards a long-term approach in which collective bargaining would be based each year on a broad agreement between Government , union and employers about the maximum level of earnings which would be compatible with keeping inflation under control in the following twelve months . |
| 10 | ‘ Well ’ — he turned and looked towards the window — ‘ I noticed as I passed that you had a box of Havana cigars , the … the Excepcionales . |
| 11 | The date of the next meeting was agreed upon , as a delicious odour of coffee began to permeate the room , and the ladies rose expectantly and looked towards the dining alcove . |
| 12 | Martin screwed up his eyes and looked towards the hills , saying , ‘ How can you tell from here ? ’ |
| 13 | Aggie turned and looked towards the window and she repeated , ‘ Garden ? |
| 14 | She turned and looked towards the house door . |
| 15 | She turned and looked towards the child , who was sitting hugging a doll . |
| 16 | She now turned from the pony and looked towards the side gate separated from the front gate by a hedge of trees . |
| 17 | She turned from him now and looked towards the house door where Millie was standing . |
| 18 | She paused and looked towards the door with eyes fogged by sleep . |
| 19 | Sanchez uncrossed his legs and looked towards the pit . |
| 20 | Grainne raised herself cautiously on one elbow , trying not to wake Raynor , and looked towards the door . |
| 21 | After a meal of cream cheese and salted salmon trout from the Gokchai , the two women stood in the dark air scented with apricot and looked towards the mountain of Noah . |
| 22 | She spoke hopefully and looked towards the door like an eager gun dog , ears pricked for the command to retrieve . |
| 23 | She strode over to her single window and looked towards the Cherwell , over the garden . |
| 24 | ‘ I have no intention of meeting her , ’ Jenna began , but he too stood and looked towards the long windows as a car came speedily to the house . |
| 25 | But once inside the consulting room she stopped and looked towards the desk behind which was sitting a strange man , a young man . |
| 26 | One afternoon I lay down and looked through a large attic skylight . |
| 27 | O'Mara listened to extracts from several tape recorded interviews , read certain documents and looked through a number of previously unpublished pictures . |
| 28 | Harald and Carl stood up and looked through a window . |
| 29 | Henry went to the oven and looked through the grease-stained glass window . |
| 30 | Hoomey knocked on the door and looked through the letter-box , and the smell came out to him . |