Example sentences of "looking [adv] at [art] [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The typhoon shelters at Aberdeen and Mong Kok start to fill with craft , their prudent masters and owners looking uneasily at the eastern sky as it blackens and darkens , and as the wind begins to sing in the telephone wires , the unsecured edges of roofs begin to flap and creak , and the streets are busy with flying litter , and dust . |
| 2 | On the relief the girl Athena , without aegis or shield ( she is shown now even without helmet , or with it in her hand ) leans on her spear , hand on hip , looking down at a small stele . |
| 3 | Louise gave an exclamation of displeasure , and Edouard rose to his feet , Grégoire remained absolutely still , looking down at the smashed cup . |
| 4 | " You know the one I mean , " Graham said , looking down at the blocked-off fireplace and snapping his fingers . |
| 5 | But today Tilda was alone , looking down at the slanting angle of the decks as the cables gave or tightened , the passive shoreline , the secret water . |
| 6 | She walked one last time down the rickety boardwalk in front of the cabins , and stood for a long time looking down at the sleeping lodge , the moody lake beyond it . |
| 7 | They both stood looking down at the poor sufferer , neither speaking . |
| 8 | Shutting the door softly behind her , Theda tiptoed to the bed and stood looking down at the still figure in some alarm . |
| 9 | Li Yuan stood with his father at the centre of the viewing circle , looking down at the great globe of Chung Kuo , one hundred and sixty thousand li below . |
| 10 | She stood looking down at the tiny fireplace . |
| 11 | The others , grouped around him , stood in silence looking down at the stricken man . |
| 12 | He lifted her up on to the parapet of a little bridge , and she screamed , looking down at the dark water below . |
| 13 | Now the police , the ambulance crews , the crowd , the reporter , were approaching the pit , looking down at the grey shard that was all that was left of the Kershaw Worm . |
| 14 | It must have been an automatic reaction because he was looking down at the motionless figure and shouting , ‘ Harriet ! ’ |
| 15 | David sat looking down at the empty wine glass that he was turning round and round between his hands . |
| 16 | ‘ I 'm glad for you , ’ Jenna snapped , standing and looking down at the angry face . |
| 17 | Five minutes later they stood on the grassy bank looking down at the brown water . |
| 18 | ‘ Certainly , miss , ’ said Bob , looking down at the brown paper parcel and the little box that Charlie had left on the floor by his side . |
| 19 | He shook his own head sadly , regretting past days , looking down at the limp form of Midnight sleeping stretched out on his stomach on the patched-up bed of hay and horse blankets . |
| 20 | Kathleen Lavender started and , looking down at the spreading carpet of white beads , felt that it must be her fault . |
| 21 | And , looking down at the still-outstretched arm , the glazed and open eyes , the great scarlet pool soaking into the earth , she knew that it was a body , that he had gone for ever , that there was nothing she need fear from him ever again . |
| 22 | Looking down at the dead man Wycliffe felt guilty because he was experiencing a sense of mild elation . |
| 23 | ‘ There is no dance house in London which is big enough for what we want to do , ’ she said , looking admiringly at the spacious stage area being laid out to the rear of the former Empire Theatre . |
| 24 | The role of the non-executive : Of course , not all of a non-executive 's time is spent looking outwards at the wider world . |
| 25 | They had their own windows with dark blue oil-cloth roller-blinds through which Dot could see into the compartment of the train alongside just like looking over at a next-door house . |
| 26 | Graham grinned looking over at the two Art School girls , who were now sitting on the floor on the other side of the room , talking to each other . |
| 27 | He lay in bed , looking calmly at the white ceiling . |
| 28 | But auditors will be looking carefully at the precise wording of the legislation and of the related guidance . |
| 29 | She stood outside looking up at a creamy moon , fearful lest some bat might fly into her hair . |
| 30 | We soon realise that we are , effectively , looking up at a red ceiling , where the four walls of the room , seen in perspective below , are all decorated with a brace of fishermen . |