Example sentences of "[coord] [verb] at [art] ceiling " in BNC.
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| 1 | Carol Jackson rolled onto her back and gazed at the ceiling , aware of the movement from the adjacent room and also of the perspiration that sheathed her body . |
| 2 | Robins slightly endeared herself to me by going a little pink and gazing at the ceiling . |
| 3 | She was biting her lip and looking at the ceiling , as if willing herself awake . |
| 4 | He laughs , too , putting his head back and looking at the ceiling . |
| 5 | Round about four o'clock in the afternoon he would sometimes forget Morris and sprawl back in his chair with his hands behind his head , yawning and looking at the ceiling , just as he had before Morris 's arrival . |
| 6 | Sladen bent carefully back in his chair and frowned at the ceiling . |
| 7 | She 's in bed now , lying on her back and staring at the ceiling . |
| 8 | For a long time she imagined she might open the door and see the body of her mother , stretched out in death on her bed , her arms folded across her chest , her eyes still open and staring at the ceiling . |
| 9 | He quietly closed the door and , leaning his back to it , he dropped his gaze to her upturned face , before tilting his head upwards and staring at the ceiling , his anguished thoughts in turmoil . |
| 10 | She went indoors to her room , lay on the bed and looked at the ceiling until a nurse brought lunch . |
| 11 | Laying my pack of cigarettes on the table , I lay back on the bed and looked at the ceiling . |
| 12 | Adam turned on to his back , his hands behind his head , and looked at the ceiling . |
| 13 | Amanda Fergusson now rested her book on her lap and looked at the ceiling in alarm . |
| 14 | Hrun leaned his head back on his hands and looked at the ceiling , whistling tunelessly . |
| 15 | Quinn replaced the phone , walked to the long couch , lay on his back with his hands clasped behind his head and stared at the ceiling . |
| 16 | He showered again to get rid of the tell-tale smell , then lay on his bed and stared at the ceiling , quite immobile , thinking . |
| 17 | He lay on his back , as on so many previous nights , and stared at the ceiling and thought . |
| 18 | I lay in the bed beside him and stared at the ceiling . |
| 19 | Evelyn lay on her bed and stared at the ceiling . |
| 20 | Riven lay back and stared at the ceiling . |
| 21 | He inhaled and stared at the ceiling ; smoking in bed was something his wife did n't like , it was only on business trips that he managed it , depending on the company . |
| 22 | ‘ But you 're right , Lewis , ’ added Morse slowly , as he sat back and stared at the ceiling for a few seconds . |
| 23 | ‘ I thought that was what you said , ’ he muttered , then , drawing in his breath , he put his head back against the pillows and stared at the ceiling . |
| 24 | She went home — alone — and sat in darkness staring at the blank face of the television until eleven , and then she went to bed and stared at the ceiling instead . |
| 25 | Leonora turned on her back and stared at the ceiling . |
| 26 | He did n't look at me , but stared at the ceiling , frowning against the smoke . |