Example sentences of "stand look [adv] at the [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He stands looking straight at the judge as the clerk reads out his name and that of his co-defendant , Robert Lopez , who is charged with manslaughter and inflicting grievous bodily harm . |
| 2 | I 'm gon na stand looking outside at the garden oh I must do |
| 3 | The Prince and McPhee had walked on to the top of the bank and were standing looking down at the river . |
| 4 | Marcus was standing looking down at the woman . |
| 5 | Another man would have gone away , would have pretended we were not there , would have stood looking up at the wall-plaques and the windows until we had gone safely away . |
| 6 | Leonora jumped out , stood looking up at the house for a few moments more , then ran up the steps to ring the doorbell , laughter bubbling up inside as she anticipated Penry 's surprise at the sight of her . |
| 7 | One of the crewmen of the small boat stood looking out at the city all around him , smoking a cigarette and gazing at the myriad lights . |
| 8 | Joanna rushed off and Sophie stood looking down at the telephone . |
| 9 | I stood looking down at the pavement below the payphone while Dennis padded across the wall-to-wall carpeting and called distantly to his wife . |
| 10 | He did not touch , but stood looking down at the page . |
| 11 | Turning up the collar of his Burberry against the chill morning air , he climbed up the slope to the rim of the hollow and stood looking down at the car . |
| 12 | And she stood looking down at the key in her hand , while she said to herself , ‘ Well , this seems to decide it , does n't it ? ’ and turning , she yelled , ‘ Ben ! ’ |
| 13 | The two boys stood looking down at the heaps of feathers . |
| 14 | He strode over to the door and stood looking down at the handle , shaking his head sadly . |
| 15 | He turned and stood looking back at the house . |
| 16 | ‘ Now , ’ she said and stood looking resolutely at the rest of the room , ‘ I will finish the theatre . |