Example sentences of "and [verb] [adv prt] at the ceiling " in BNC.

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1 He rested his dark head against the pillows and gazed up at the ceiling as he spoke .
2 I called out that we were ready , but there was no answer , and when I returned to the bedroom I found her lying back full length on the bed , her eyes open and gazing up at the ceiling with that same vacant stare .
3 Unfortunately , over one hour later she found herself lying back against the pillows and staring up at the ceiling , completely unable to go to sleep .
4 She lay in Charlotte 's bed and looked up at the ceiling that Charlotte had festooned with shawls and old curtains and Indian bedspreads ( there was a definite small weight in one of those hammocks : what lay there ?
5 He settled back and looked up at the ceiling as if he had forgotten she was there , and Maggie had the urge to creep away .
6 She put her head back and looked up at the ceiling .
7 He lay in bed , for some time , and stared up at the ceiling trying to puzzle it out .
8 Corbett leaned back against the bolster and stared up at the ceiling .
9 Lying back down on the rumpled bed , she stretched luxuriously , then hooked her hands round the bed-head and stared up at the ceiling , a soft smile on her face .
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