Example sentences of "and gazed at " in BNC.
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| 1 | And gazed at the cross |
| 2 | But he just stood still and gazed at some withered autumn flowers . |
| 3 | As I stood and gazed at the now empty slit trenches , I could n't help a sinking feeling in my stomach as I pictured in my mind those who had occupied the trenches in this orchard , those who had been killed or seriously wounded . |
| 4 | He saw a leg , uncomfortably wedged between sapling trees , swollen grotesquely , and gazed at it , stupidly , wondering if it was plastic . |
| 5 | Having performed my duty and wandered around the coronation hall of the fourteenth century Rathaus with its dreadful nineteenth-century frescoes on the life of Charlemagne , and gazed at Charlemagne 's marble throne in the Cathedral , it was time to sit in the sun for a while and eat an ice-cream . |
| 6 | As the campaign progressed , his rallies became increasingly visionary and evangelical as he narrowed his eyes and gazed at horizons no one else could see . |
| 7 | Bragg looked up angrily , then walked to the window and gazed at the church tower beyond . |
| 8 | They opened for a moment , then closed , then opened again and gazed at Marcus 's face . |
| 9 | She put her plump arms round his shoulders and gazed at him closely . |
| 10 | Five years ago , the cabinetmaker John Nethercott and his wife Annie stood in the drizzle and gazed at the leprous grey hulk of Upper House , Discoed . |
| 11 | Corbett and Ranulf , riding abreast , stopped and gazed at the chaos . |
| 12 | There were three or four cinemas round here — I stood and gazed at the pictures outside and thought , ‘ Space , cowboys and sex . |
| 13 | He rendered the word in Japanese in my notebook and gazed at it . |
| 14 | He stared down at his knees , then stretched his legs out and gazed at his calves and feet . |
| 15 | He raised the lid and gazed at the brightly coloured pots . |
| 16 | He walked into the lobby without a word , entered the kitchen and gazed at the four prisoners . |
| 17 | When I made no response he turned and gazed at the far line of coral reef that was marked by a fret of white breaking water . |
| 18 | When at last he placed the phone down he turned and gazed at Joe , saying in a bewildered tone , ‘ It 's Harry ; they … they want me to go at once . ’ |
| 19 | He stuck the candle upright in a socket then sat and gazed at the flame , letting it mesmerize him into memory . |
| 20 | A low drone of talk hummed in the hut , and Holly lay on his back on his bunk and gazed at the roof rafters and counted the time between each fall of a water drop to his feet . |
| 21 | Aggie rose from the chair and went into the scullery , and Ben , reaching along the table , covered Millie 's hand with his own , and she turned and gazed at him . |
| 22 | While I was in these fine showrooms I saw exquisite pieces of antique furniture , old silver , paintings , porcelain , figures , antique clocks , masses of objets d'art , and the most fabulous coral and white Meissen porcelain dinner service — I just stood and gazed at it with sheer enjoyment ! |
| 23 | As he came they raised their heads and gazed at him , all together , for a moment , before returning to their feeding . |
| 24 | Although mistrusting children , he showed an absorbed interest as he took the photographs and gazed at Henrietta ( fourteen ) , Samantha ( just ten ) and the baby Jacqueline ( now three and born after a long period during which Hugh had displayed a lack of interest in physical contact ) . |
| 25 | Victoria , oddly quenched , sat at Aunt Margaret 's feet and gazed at the shifting patterns in the fire , singing to herself a wordless , keening song . |
| 26 | Joseph fingered his rifle and gazed at the pretty little muntjac . |
| 27 | 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 . |
| 28 | She put the card upright on the dresser and gazed at it . |
| 29 | Dyson stopped and gazed at Jannie seriously . |
| 30 | She held Bob 's left hand in both of hers under the corner of the table and gazed at him . |