Example sentences of "[vb past] at the sky " in BNC.
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| 1 | But it stopped at the sky . |
| 2 | Sarah glanced at the sky , noting how low were the heavy clouds which falling more steadily now and she was anxious to reach home before the weather closed in even more . |
| 3 | He glanced at the sky . |
| 4 | She glanced at the sky now but quickly looked away . |
| 5 | He did not say a word , just stared at the sky . |
| 6 | He sat up and stared at the sky in wonder . |
| 7 | He turned over and stared at the sky . |
| 8 | Aaron sat on the roof and stared at the sky . |
| 9 | Then she fell back on the turf and stared at the sky until she deemed it time to go home . |
| 10 | Cranston steadied himself carefully on the icy cobbles and stared at the sky . |
| 11 | She lay on her back and laughed at the sky . |
| 12 | She tipped her head up and looked at the sky , biting her lip . |
| 13 | I looked at the sky , as one might on feeling a spot of rain , and saw the red dust-clouds of a storm in the east . |
| 14 | But the green smell used to be there and it was strong enough to make me think of English summers when I looked at the sky . |
| 15 | The thin man looked at the sky . |
| 16 | Helen and I climbed into Anerley Park and lay down on our backs on the grass by the swings , and looked at the sky , and pulled our clothes down . |
| 17 | In dark glasses , white dress , gold chain , she sat and looked at the sky . |
| 18 | Uncle Alfred lifted his head and looked at the sky . |
| 19 | When the policeman told him what was wanted he removed his hat , wiped his brow and looked at the sky — it was mid-afternoon , and there would be only three hours of light remaining . |
| 20 | She went to the window and looked at the sky . |
| 21 | He blew out his fat , purpled cheeks , dug his hands deep in his breeches pockets and looked at the sky with a martyred air . |
| 22 | He looked at the sky . |
| 23 | He looked at the sky , and scratched the back of his neck with the bat . |
| 24 | Charity looked at the sky . |
| 25 | That night , they sat on the ice together and gazed at the sky . |
| 26 | The mountain peaks and ridges clawed at the sky and Maggie stopped thinking altogether . |
| 27 | ‘ East Anglia is one layer of clothes colder than the south , ’ remarked Davyd who was getting out of his car , ‘ but look — ’ he pointed at the sky — and there was a rainbow — that magic circumference of the world . |