Example sentences of "and peered at [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Before the double dais sat a small , slight , unimpressive man who frequently could not recall , sometimes could not hear and peered at the briefing books through wire-rimmed glasses . |
| 2 | They both knelt on the carpet and peered at the large magazine , turning the pages . |
| 3 | He laid the rule on the girl 's chest and peered at the calibrations . |
| 4 | Morton reluctantly went over , and peered at the object which Burney was indicating with his probe . |
| 5 | Morton crossed to the bookcase and peered at the volumes . |
| 6 | He pulled the sides of the case apart and peered at the tobacco projectiles it contained , each one as potently dangerous as a Sam-7 . |
| 7 | So uncovered their eyes again and peered at the sun-god through their lashes . |
| 8 | He tore open the cupboard door and peered at the tiny porthole of glass on the front of the central heating boiler . |
| 9 | Malengin went back to the range and peered at the kettle . |
| 10 | He frowned deeply and peered at the narrow line of black and white spaces hanging in the air in front of him . |
| 11 | Sims took out a jeweller 's eyeglass and peered at the tiny negatives . |
| 12 | Springing up , he took two steps across to it and peered at the glazed array of schoolboy faces . |
| 13 | The Weasel stepped up to the horse and peered at the dishevelled figure . |
| 14 | Isabel raised her left hand and peered at the ring in the dim light cast by the clock-candle burning near the bed . |
| 15 | Sybil and Melissa mounted what had once been an imposing flight of steps flanked by tall white pillars and peered at the labels alongside the row of bell-pushes in a corroding brass frame affixed to the wall beside the front door . |
| 16 | First-hog-of-summer and others ran to the palisade and peered at the forest edge . |
| 17 | The tall man elbowed his way past the curtain and peered at the patient . |