Example sentences of "she looked at the [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | And she took the child by the hand and walked her to the settle , and when they were seated she looked at the small figure by her side , at the hair , like a golden halo round the oval face , and the limpid grey eyes gazing so trustfully at her . |
| 2 | She looked at the small key on the table , then dropped that into the envelope with the note . |
| 3 | As she looked at the tiny bundle she said drily : ‘ Thank goodness he has n't got ears like his father . ’ |
| 4 | She looked at the other young man , who had retrieved his glass and was watching Sara and Graham with a smile on his face , almost a smirk . |
| 5 | As she looked at the vast and busy canvas , Miss Hatherby sensed she was finding it difficult to take in and said , ‘ You know Constance , you can not look at a painting with the same eyes as you stare down Chollerton High Street . |
| 6 | Turning her head slightly she looked at the cut-glass decanter on the bedside table — it was a little less than half full , which meant that she had drunk three … no , four glasses of whisky at some time during the night . |
| 7 | Swinging round in surprise , she looked at the elderly man who had spoken . |
| 8 | She looked at the strong hand as it shifted gears and continued resting on the lever . |
| 9 | She looked at the strong old face , the arched bone of the nose , the imperious , high forehead and thought : I bet she 's been a tartar in her day . |
| 10 | As they sat together on the grass , she looked at the tumbling waters of the beck and told him how Maria had slipped on the stepping-stones , down by the farm . |
| 11 | She looked at the tall dark young man next to Sarah — Hassan ! |
| 12 | She looked at the tall young man with the beautiful dark eyes . |
| 13 | She looked at the tall , supple body and wondered whether he was ever polite to anyone . |
| 14 | She looked at the insignificant scorch marks on its cover and said , ‘ This would n't have been necessary if you had n't been so cagey with me . |
| 15 | She looked at the healthy gloss of black hair springing from a widow 's peak , the thickly lashed eyes under winged brows , the mouth that could be austere and cruel but was now warm and sensuous , and said thickly , ‘ Perhaps we could go into the garden ? ’ |
| 16 | She looked at the narrow flight of stone stairs leading to the upper floors , and knew that wild horses would n't drag her up them . |
| 17 | She looked at the young man , Clive . |
| 18 | She looked at the young , slim beauty of his body , the clear , healthy eyes , the shining hair . |
| 19 | She looked at the deferential and contrite figure of the uniformed boatman on the quayside , the way the other boatmen tipped their caps to Lucenzo . |
| 20 | Turning away , she looked at the familiar little roam : the dolls , the make up scattered over the dressing table , the books , haphazardly placed on their shelf . |
| 21 | Clearly he had not been content to wait , and as she looked at the hard , handsome face she knew he was furiously angry , only good manners holding back the words that were obviously uppermost in his mind . |
| 22 | She looked at the burnt-out hopper and the forest savaged by the cataclysmic explosion . |
| 23 | She looked at the cracked face of her cheap wristwatch and swallowed nervously . |
| 24 | She looked at the old man . |
| 25 | She looked at the old narrow beams that stretched across the ceiling , at the white-painted walls and the brightly coloured furniture , comfortable chairs and the mellow , shining wood of tables and bookcases . |
| 26 | As she looked at the soft golden panelling , more of which emerged every day , the pleasure of her victory washed over Sara anew . |
| 27 | Benny stumbled from time to time , and became tongue-tied when she looked at the handsome boy sitting beside them . |
| 28 | She looked at the handsome features framed by thick , straight dark hair , and into a pair of brown eyes set beneath dark brows . |
| 29 | She used Peter 's knife to cut off the boot , then she looked at the broken leg . |
| 30 | She looked at the polished coppery band , so different from the collars Samson forged along with fetters and thumbscrews for the slave trade . |