Example sentences of "[adv] look [adv] at the [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Here she was , without Simon , sitting peacefully looking out at the view . |
| 2 | Of course being nervous he often drank a little too much , so that when he finally looked up at the end of the night it would be with something like desperation , a fear that no one was going to ask him to leave with them ; but the way he looked at you also meant that you knew he would never say no , if you did ask . |
| 3 | Realising how she was staring at him , Isabel quickly looked back at the fire , leaning sideways a little so that her still-damp hair fell forward , partially shielding her face . |
| 4 | Green talks a good deal in an inflated style , and always looks sideways at the object he is speaking to ; when he looks directly forward , it is at some piece of furniture or other inanimate object , still talking all the while . |
| 5 | I was still looking down at the girl in the grass . |
| 6 | And she sat there , still looking down at the sand . |
| 7 | He paused a moment , still looking down at the body , the head in the centre of a spreading pool of blood . |
| 8 | Connon was standing a little apart from them , still looking across at the superintendent 's table . |
| 9 | To her credit , she tried very hard not to even once look over at the table , though she was being subjected to the constant tinkle of happy laughter , which made her think Matthew must be at his witty best . |
| 10 | The BEA also looked carefully at the possibility of importing plant and materials , but ( with steel prices significantly higher in the USA and Europe and considerable difficulties in obtaining foreign exchange ) they confined themselves to importing only a few specialist components which were causing serious delays in the programme . |
| 11 | The Catalogue sub-committee also looks regularly at the Catalogue and decides on areas of work where either new modules need to be developed centrally or existing modules need to be updated to take account of modern developments , changes in standards , work of Lead Industry Bodies etc . |
| 12 | The Blues are also looking enviously at the Ports Dublin-based midfielder Martin Russell . |
| 13 | George had come to stand beside her , also looking down at the baby . |
| 14 | Most haulage businesses will probably look carefully at the prospects in Europe when reviewing new market potential . |
| 15 | ( Jockeys do not often look backwards at the beginning of a race . ) |
| 16 | I am pleased at the progress on that issue , but may I ask the Minister now to look urgently at the decision to allow a Scottish ferry company to run the ferry between Rathlin and Ballycastle ? |
| 17 | He kept his head a little bent and did not really look up at the Curator . |
| 18 | He said the Government ‘ must now look seriously at the question of interning the IRA godfathers and also the question of compulsory identity cards . ’ |
| 19 | We now look briefly at the eigenvectors . |
| 20 | Now look up at the towers guarding the entrance to Charles Bridge . |
| 21 | Now look again at the list — what would you like to do more of ? |
| 22 | Now look back at the extracts from Lawrence , Boyle , Ozick , Betjeman and Joyce . |
| 23 | Mr Brocklehurst , on the other hand , now looked round at the girls , and almost jumped in surprise . |
| 24 | It often looked askance at the mainland . |
| 25 | The laibon simply looks down at the floor of the boma . |
| 26 | I mean , she do n't even look up at the lights . |
| 27 | From the old tower , you can today look across at the concrete and mud emplacements of the occupying Israeli army two miles to the south . |
| 28 | ‘ My Lady Maude will come to the tournament , ’ he said , then looking up at the friar , tapped the side of his fleshy nose . |
| 29 | But Gran accepted it , patting her hand and then looking round at the clock as if to remind herself life had to go on . |
| 30 | He hesitated for a moment as to what to do ; then looking again at the woman at the table , who was now smiling at him , he sat down in the chair , and for the next ten minutes he listened to the banter between the two of them . |