Example sentences of "and looking " in BNC.
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| 1 | Still , by reading , and looking at Lee Krasner 's pictures in New York galleries , she was able to defend an independent liking for her SoHo artist . |
| 2 | In her mind there was a set of events which includes reading about a work of art and looking at it . |
| 3 | Everyone who wants to act professionally should try to see as much drama as they possibly can — and this means in the broadest sense , watching television , cinema , visiting the theatre and looking at the actor 's work carefully and analytically . |
| 4 | Himself bending forward and looking . |
| 5 | Some two hours later the whole party sat , exhausted and silent , in deckchairs on the terrace of Sven Hjerson 's hotel , sipping half-heartedly at cups of abominable tea and looking without seeing anything at the wide sweep of the Bay of Naples spread out far below them . |
| 6 | I said , and looking her straight in the eye , I asked : ‘ Why is everybody picking on me ? |
| 7 | He flung one leg round the door post , demanded a Las Vegas introduction and swarmed into the room murmuring good evening , stopping when he saw Jay and looking totally bemused . |
| 8 | But now his father was slackening the pace and looking round him . |
| 9 | By now they were in among thickening crowds of people , nodding to acquaintances and looking out for their own key men from down the valley . |
| 10 | It was the worst of all Coney Island 's dark corners , and I ventured down it , calling his name and looking in dirty windows . |
| 11 | Colin Barnett , the husband of Aisling Barnett , the liver transplant patient , said she was still in a coma and looking ‘ quite peaceful ’ after her 11-hour operation . |
| 12 | The only way to view the Chancellor was by scrambling through the neighbouring graveyard and looking at the house across a row of tombstones . |
| 13 | As he was moving away , he paused , and looking round at us with a smile on his face , he said , ‘ Oh yes , and a direct hit on the newly-dug shithouse … shit everywhere ! ’ |
| 14 | As I stood watching him for a few seconds and looking at the damage to his farm buildings and the dead and wounded cattle around the orchard , I thought to myself . |
| 15 | And looking at the Palestinian revolution ‘ trom a viewpoint higher than my own ’ he regards it as ultimately a revolt reaching to the limits of Islam , a ‘ calling for a revision , probably even a rejection , of a theology as soporific as a Breton cradle ’ ( p. 88 ) . |
| 16 | I remember standing at the back of The Lyceum and looking down at the crowd . |
| 17 | His two thumbs rotated about one another as they always did when he was agitated and looking for a way to strike . |
| 18 | Setting aside this particular match and looking at the idea on a broader basis , I see a rough ride ahead if the idea spreads . |
| 19 | Harlequin ducks were enjoying the rapids and sun , toing and froing , preening and looking most elegant , and I was enjoying myself , crawling commando-style at the water 's edge , despite the odd passer-by 's curious gaze . |
| 20 | The next day Stig , kept away from the other dogs on a separate chain , but not under cover , is stiff-legged and looking mournful . |
| 21 | Cadillac 's UK importer was aware of Leland 's achievement , and looking for a way to prove the car 's craftsmanship . |
| 22 | But there are some thing she ca n't change , like the way he shoves his hand into his pocket , his preference for classical music to Dire Straits , and looking at buildings rather than eyeing up the latest cat-walk creations |
| 23 | But others criticised her for interrupting too often and looking unprofessional as she slumped in her seat asking him about his O level exam achievements . |
| 24 | Someone was standing on the parapet , leaning over and looking down . |
| 25 | ‘ Now , sir , ’ she says , walking round the chair and looking at me like she 's a real barber . |
| 26 | Most of these seemingly alert young men , acting as sentries for their sleeping comrades , are soaked to the skin and looking forward to a little sleep themselves before the final push against the enemy . |
| 27 | Omi looked steadily at Erika for a long moment , and looking back into Omi 's fine , hooded eyes , Erika sensed for the first time ever , not merely that Omi was an old woman who walked rather slowly , was glad of help in undressing , and who , on days when her arthritis was very bad , needed her meat cutting for her . |
| 28 | Making hats for a living and looking at them all day long has mellowed her taste somewhat . |
| 29 | Millwall v Arsenal Arsenal still have to find their form of a year ago but they continue to pick up points at regular intervals , and with Marwood fit and Groves recovered from a virus they should have the resources to beat a Millwall side again lacking Briley and looking for their first League win since September 23 . |
| 30 | But she is settling in much better now and looking forward to the best Christmas dinner money can buy . ’ |