Example sentences of "gaze [adv prt] at the [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It should have calmed her , gazing down at the burbling river , should have helped her to think about the problem uppermost in her mind ; but it was impossible to concentrate , knowing that he was close by . |
| 2 | He paused only the once , gazing down at the burnt meat that had been his friend and comrade for so long . |
| 3 | They gazed down at the innocent football being kicked back and forth against the wall outside , the thwack of the ball booming in the street amongst the traffic noise . |
| 4 | The oriental gazed down at the broken body of his defeated enemy . |
| 5 | In an uncomfortable silence Nathaniel Sherman and the others gazed down at the dead buffalo cow . |
| 6 | The Sphinx of Giza gazed down at the red velvet couch . |
| 7 | I gazed down at the reclining form . |
| 8 | They reached Airman 's Grave and paused together beside its perimeter wall , gazing in at the poignant tribute to one victim of a long-ago conflict , though not as long-ago , it occurred to Derek , as the conflict which had recently extended its crabbed old hand to touch their lives . |
| 9 | Jane gazed up at the towering bulk . |
| 10 | Tuppe gazed up at the crumbling façade . |
| 11 | She straightened her shoulders and gazed up at the unremitting blue of the sky . |
| 12 | Fitzormonde gazed up at the cruel gargoyle faces on the Chapel of St Peter ad Vincula . |
| 13 | In the thirty-foot-long , dark-panelled bedroom , she lay upon the Jacobean four-poster bed and gazed up at the crimson brocade canopy . |
| 14 | She sat quite still , the little book in her lap and gazed up at the pale candle flame , hardly seeing it , so busy was her inward eye upon the scenes that had held her in thrall for two hours or more . |
| 15 | Gazed up at the clear evening sky and slouched away without his coat . |
| 16 | She climbed out of the ‘ speeder and gazed up at the darkening sky . |
| 17 | By now they were in the square , and stood gazing up at the gilded splendour of the cathedral 's spire and turrets , bright in the low November sun . |
| 18 | ‘ I love this place , ’ she murmured , gazing up at the black roof beams . |
| 19 | Laura sighed , leaning back on the hard bench and gazing up at the overcast sky . |
| 20 | She went to the window and opened it , gazing out at the magnificent view over the vast lake . |
| 21 | Gazing out at the grey sky turning slowly blue , or glancing aimlessly through the newspaper 's parade of politics , fashion , commerce and sport , Charlotte felt a numb remoteness from the wider world . |
| 22 | They sat there for a long time , drinking their milk , gazing out at the grey drizzle while the Bārakotes told them stories about their home in the south , about the brightly coloured saris that the women wear , about the bazaars , and all the shops and stalls with beads and bangles , oranges , lemons , spices , chilli . |
| 23 | Others quietly practised on the putting green or , half-asleep , gazed out at the distant sweep of the Est Sands as though the jogging figure of Eric Liddell and his dog might materialise from ‘ Chariots of Fire ’ . |
| 24 | Lindsey found her hands gripping the deck rail as she gazed out at the golden track made by the fading sun on the water . |
| 25 | The sergeant gazed out at the suburban garden with a gardener 's informed eye . |
| 26 | As Ashley gazed out at the little boy , her chin took on a stubborn slant . |
| 27 | Laura took in the boundless wealth surrounding her , the possibilities of power , she gazed back at the golden coffin of the false messiah and back at Jonathan . |
| 28 | He had no money in his bank account , and when he gazed about at the huge drawing-room , smaller inner drawing-room and large bedroom , he had no idea how he was to find the money to buy the barest essentials — a few chairs , a table , a bed . |
| 29 | Charles was handing round the silver tray of champagne , his smile one of pure pleasure and pride as he gazed round at the assembled family in the conservatory . |
| 30 | I found a quiet corner of the deck to gaze up at the moonless sky . |