Example sentences of "then look [adv prt] " in BNC.
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| 1 | One is contained in the sentence which is most often mocked in the Preface to ‘ Paradise Lost ’ : 'A schoolboy who reads a page of Milton by chance , for the first time , and then looks up and says ‘ By Gum ’ , not in the least knowing how the thing has worked , but only that new strength and width and brightness and zest have transformed his world , is nearer to the truth [ than the critics ] . ’ |
| 2 | He then looks up this time in a reference book to find out which lighthouse flashes in this way . |
| 3 | If he 'd already known Ryan , which it now seemed he did , had he then looked up her parents deliberately ? |
| 4 | Then looking over her shoulder , she enquired , ‘ Are you coming up to see Great-gran ? ’ and began to walk towards the door . |
| 5 | Then looking around , he said , ‘ Are you out walking ? ’ |
| 6 | Lucy said , clambering to her feet and then looking around for anywhere that she might have missed . |
| 7 | Then looking up towards the ceiling , he added , ‘ I wonder what she 'll turn out to be like , that young 'un ? ’ |
| 8 | ‘ Entirely unnecessary , although for the sake of complete understanding you might like to know that this , ’ Lacuna turned abruptly to the blond girl , who recoiled , ducking her head , and then looking up meekly at the tall woman , ‘ is called Britta . ’ |
| 9 | ‘ My Lady Maude will come to the tournament , ’ he said , then looking up at the friar , tapped the side of his fleshy nose . |
| 10 | 56-56 Spencer , and came right towards me looking at the ground , then looking up quick as he must have sensed me . |
| 11 | But Gran accepted it , patting her hand and then looking round at the clock as if to remind herself life had to go on . |
| 12 | He was looking past Cameron at the mill , eyeing each workman in turn as though to memorize his face , then looking back at Cameron . |
| 13 | Then looking back at Mick who was grinning at him , he bit on his lip and moved his head slightly as if to say , ‘ How am I to take her ? ’ |
| 14 | He sat there for quite a while , grinning at her , then looking away , then looking back and grinning at her again . |
| 15 | Von Stein had been checking the wall clock in the laboratory then looking back at his notes for some time . |
| 16 | They were not ones for put-ring their hand to the plough then looking back . |
| 17 | They sat in silence then looking out to either side of the steeply tumbling rocks interspersed with dry , hard Mediterranean shrubs . |
| 18 | A stroll in the moonlight by the old St Joseph 's seminary and the lake , and then looking down on the lights of Wigan . |
| 19 | The operator will then look up , puzzled , and see your friendly face as you ask her to repeat the amount . |
| 20 | — You want to see who the real winner is , then look up there . ’ |
| 21 | The tricksters then look up their victims ' phone numbers and call them — posing as bank officials who need to know the owners ' personal identity numbers . |
| 22 | It is usual to assume that the pupils will be able to use close-range materials on the desk or table in front of them , and then look up to the blackboard , perhaps to copy notes or diagrams displayed there , then quickly refocus on to their desk work . |
| 23 | Chen watched ; saw Karr press something into the waiter 's hand ; saw the man look down , then look up again , wide-eyed . |
| 24 | Then look up the root word in the lexicon . |
| 25 | Walk from the Malá Strana end of the bridge past the first six pairs of statues listed below , then look down over the edge to your right over Kampa Island . |
| 26 | At the same time , blink once or twice , change eye focus , look into the distance — perhaps out of the window — then look down to the floor . |
| 27 | then look down |
| 28 | I head down the track to the road , then look back to the car ; it 's almost fully hidden . |
| 29 | Saw him look down , then look back at her , some small change having taken place in his face . |
| 30 | If you stepped out of line , then look out , but you quickly learned to do as you were told at the greatest possible speed . |