Example sentences of "[noun] looked into the " in BNC.
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| 1 | Corbett looked into the green darkness , straining his eyes to see any movement and almost screamed with terror as a hand touched his leg . |
| 2 | The coloured boxer looked into the referee 's eyes , then watched his fingers ; he was raising them one at a time as he counted . |
| 3 | Zen looked into the inspectors ' room . |
| 4 | Rachaela looked into the fire . |
| 5 | Finally , before he went home , Teesdale looked into the hanging-shed . |
| 6 | As it was no longer raining they had not taken shelter in any of the caves , but after a time the thin man out of sheer restlessness looked into the nearest and came out carrying a sack . |
| 7 | Rain looked into the kitchen . |
| 8 | Tug looked into the barrel of the gun and prayed . |
| 9 | Not for the first time Delaney looked into the eyes that were deep , infathomable pools of green , and at the copper-coloured hair falling around the high smooth cheek bones ; at the small upturned nose and a mouth just large enough to hint at the animal sensuality lying dormant beneath the surface . |
| 10 | Danny looked into the blazing grey eyes of his friend and felt a sudden urge to throw his arms around him . |
| 11 | Moving away from the mirror , Jack looked into the future , twenty , thirty years hence . |
| 12 | There was also a chance that plants might be stolen and Collinson reported in January 1751 , ‘ … to my great loss , some prying , knowing people looked into the cases and out of that numbered 2 took the three roots of Chamaerhododendron , honey laurel , root of silver-leaved arum and the Spirea alnifolio … |
| 13 | The back rooms looked into the soil of the hill , but the front over the richly clad valley and shining estuary on each arm of which were clusters of houses that thinned to scattered dwellings dotted among trees on the promontories . |
| 14 | Take no notice , it 's only the wife , ’ he added , as a woman looked into the shop from a door at the back . |
| 15 | When Pascoe looked into the hallway , he saw Singer leaning against the door of his room , his back half-turned . |
| 16 | Murray looked into the shower room . |
| 17 | When the revisionists looked into the pigeon-holes without preconceptions , surprising novelties stared back at them , some with five eyes , some with none . |
| 18 | Caroline looked into the mirror and her grim reflection looked back at her . |
| 19 | His employers , Sun Life of Canada , yesterday offered a £10,000 reward for information leading to the arrest and conviction of the murderer as police looked into the business dealings of the £40,000-a-year executive . |
| 20 | The doctor looked into the Englishman 's eyes , saw that he was telling the truth . |
| 21 | Carson looked into the outer office . |
| 22 | Before they left the caravan , Estabrook looked into the cot . |
| 23 | Ashley looked into the dark brown eyes of the man she adored . |
| 24 | In September , 1945 , the then receiver of the plaintiff company looked into the matter of the lease and ascertained that the rent actually reserved by it was £2,500 . |
| 25 | Chrissie looked into the playroom , and smiled as she saw the activity at the table-football . |
| 26 | She turned , and Clare looked into the eyes of a fanatic . |
| 27 | Racing 's bosses looked into the circumstances of the horse 's 33-1 triumph and found that no rules had been broken . |
| 28 | Her heart was thudding violently as the lion looked into the window of the passenger seat . |
| 29 | Sendei looked into the pillar of light . |