Example sentences of "she [vb past] [conj] looked " in BNC.
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1 | She straightened and looked up at him , at the wind in his hair . |
2 | She stopped and looked at the garden ; inside the square was a circle of flower beds . |
3 | She stopped and looked at him . |
4 | She stopped and looked at Shirley . |
5 | She stopped and looked at the other three who were scrutinising her in amused silence . |
6 | Finally , exhausted , she stopped and looked up . |
7 | In the hall , she stopped and looked about her . |
8 | He continued up the hill , and she went on down ; but a few paces further on she stopped and looked back , and it was at that precise moment that it happened , because he had turned back as well and for a few moments they looked longingly at each other , each tongue-tied , but each sure , now , of the other 's feelings . |
9 | Where the lawn ended she stopped and looked out across the bay , scanning the water for any sign of life . |
10 | When the woman reached the centre of the bridge , she stopped and looked around anxiously . |
11 | She stopped and looked at him . |
12 | ‘ Also — ’ She stopped and looked up , and Snodgrass said , ‘ Someone 's coming . ’ |
13 | She was borne away from the lights , and on the stretch of darker pavement , she stopped and looked all round . |
14 | She stopped and looked at him delightedly . |
15 | She stopped and looked full face into the mirror , as if , among the distorted outlines of the bar she was standing in as it stretched far into the mirror-room that swallowed it up and pulled it into strange shapes , she was looking for something not apparent in the real room . |
16 | When she got to the large graph that shows the state of the church-roof appeal , she stopped and looked down at the waiting crowds as if she was a victorious politician looking down on her compliant voters . |
17 | But once inside the consulting room she stopped and looked towards the desk behind which was sitting a strange man , a young man . |
18 | She stopped and looked to the side , and when she did n't continue , he said , ‘ He 's tried to commit suicide ? ’ |
19 | Franz pulled Therese 's arm through his and began to lead her up the track towards the car park , but she stopped and looked back . |
20 | ‘ I know , ’ she replied and looked at him without smiling . |
21 | She turned and looked at me . |
22 | On the mezzanine again , she turned and looked back , down into the conservatory . |
23 | She turned and looked at him , and her face lit up joyously , and George looked at Ian and tried to keep his own face expressionless . |
24 | She turned and looked towards Nigger , who was standing in the doorway talking to one of the locals he knew . |
25 | She turned and looked at him , then sat up with a gasp of dismay . |
26 | She turned and looked up at Joe , and he , smiling now , said , ‘ I 'm always willing to please . ’ |
27 | 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 . ’ |
28 | She wrote her name on the form ; then , as the wardress motioned her forward , she turned and looked at Aggie and the child , and with a quick gesture she thrust out her hands towards them . |
29 | She turned and looked towards the house door . |
30 | But — ’ She turned and looked at Aggie as she ended slowly , ‘ But it was n't like the house we had in Durham . |