Example sentences of "looking [adv prt] at the [noun sg] [conj] " in BNC.

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1 But I will never forget that time we both watched your father walking back and forth in front of the summerhouse , looking down at the ground as though he hoped to find some precious jewel he had dropped there . ’
2 She wailed , standing there , looking in at the room that had nothing left of him .
3 We lay in the grass looking up at the sky and the fluttering leaves on the silver birch trees , sucking on our reed stalks and talking about girls .
4 Jack paused indecisively , looking back at the Glory and wondering if there was any connection between its abandoned state and the mysterious figures on the hill .
5 No other words were needed and he stood , walking to the window and looking out at the courtyard that was bathed in sunlight .
6 I 'm sitting looking out at the darkness and the sea .
7 I called in on Ruth at lunchtime today and found her sitting up in her wheelchair looking out at the garden and seeming much better and as bright as usual — a nice nurse in attendance .
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