Example sentences of "she [vb past] to look at " in BNC.
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| 1 | He reached across the table and took her hand , which was a nuisance ; he would notice if she tried to look at her watch . |
| 2 | She tried to look at the thing calmly and sensibly , tried not to be aware of Deana and Sarah whispering at a table only a few yards distant , but felt too hurt and shocked to be rational . |
| 3 | She tried to look at his features . |
| 4 | She stopped to look at the two houses , Brier and Rose , like identical twins wearing slightly different clothing so that one could tell them apart . |
| 5 | He did sound so very sure of himself — and , now that she came to look at it , the wallet she was handing over so meekly did have a distinctly masculine air … |
| 6 | For the first time she seemed to look at him . |
| 7 | And , repeating this like a charm : ‘ It was n't me ; it was n't me , ’ she turned to look at the red splashes on the wall . |
| 8 | She felt a hand resting lightly on her shoulder and she turned to look at Craig , almost unrecognizable now with his beard grown and his moustache thick and dark above his mouth . |
| 9 | She turned to look at him as they reached the park gates . |
| 10 | Farouk waited until she turned to look at him . |
| 11 | She turned to look at him , her oval face pale and serious . |
| 12 | She turned to look at the rear clock . |
| 13 | She turned to look at Harry and suddenly she smiled . |
| 14 | Then she turned to look at the Frenchman and spoke softly in his language . |
| 15 | She turned to look at Derek . |
| 16 | She turned to look at him . |
| 17 | She turned to look at him over her shoulder , then walked towards the front door . |
| 18 | She turned to look at Alice over her shoulder . |
| 19 | She turned to look at him in the darkness ; he stayed looking at her . |
| 20 | She turned to look at him . |
| 21 | ‘ I do n't know , ’ she confessed with a small inadequate sigh as she turned to look at him . |
| 22 | Unable to bear the tension any longer , she turned to look at Ryan . |
| 23 | He slipped a golden band onto her finger , but when she turned to look at him , his face was never clear . |
| 24 | She turned to look at him , her suspicions flaring anew . |
| 25 | She turned to look at me . |
| 26 | ‘ Oh , as usual , except- ’ She stopped and she turned to look at him , but she could n't make out his face in the darkness of the wood , so it gave her the courage to say , ‘ I 'm worried , Charlie . |
| 27 | Pushing an errant strand of hair from her eyes , she turned to look at him , and found him watching her . |
| 28 | She turned to look at the registrar as he strode smiling into the room , and her bemused expression must have registered . |
| 29 | She turned to look at him , and he drew her gently down on to the cool grass . |
| 30 | She turned to look at him and , even in the dim light , she saw that he was gazing at her meaningly . |