Example sentences of "and [verb] round see " in BNC.
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1 | ‘ I think you gave me one too , ’ I said , then , very gingerly , I straightened up and twisted round to see that Murder Cay was far behind us and well out of machine-gun range . |
2 | Well when the sirens went at the beginning , what few rifles we 'd got , he 'd er take us out and string we out along this brook , a rifle every so often and and facing one way and looking round to see when anything goes up and in case anybody come over or anything come over and er that was the initial start . |
3 | This and and looking round to see that you were working . |
4 | ‘ Aye , ’ I said , wiping my eyes with my sleeve and looking round to see that we were still alone . |
5 | I felt something wet on my leg and turned round to see a coffee stain spreading across a now ordinary hearth-rug and my fingers once more where they should be . |
6 | He put the phone down and turned round to see the whole family looking at him , open-mouthed . |
7 | He said he heard a car engine racing behind him and turned round to see headlights . |
8 | Like bundles of dirty old clothes — Jess thought irritably , and looked round to see who else was there . |
9 | He was aware of a small noise at his side and looked round to see Detective Inspector Kate Miskin looking , not at the corpse , but at him . |
10 | Ruth felt her own arm gripped , and looked round to see Fand — but the Woman 's head was turned away , avoiding her gaze . |
11 | Then she picked up a parcel lying next to her , and looked round to see if the driver was coming back . |