Example sentences of "[vb past] [pers pn] was look at [art] " in BNC.
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1 | Instead he found he was looking at a short , rather stout middle-aged man . |
2 | She started to brush it off , then realised she was looking at a battered Ten Pound note . |
3 | At first glance I thought I was looking at a cross between a gibbon and a goat . |
4 | Athelstan felt he was looking at a man already under the shadow of Death 's soft , black wing . |
5 | Ruth knew he was looking at the glint of Caer Wydyr , which even at this range was difficult to focus on ; like something seen in the corner of the eye , it seemed to disappear when you turned to look . |
6 | I thought he was looking at the station as if , to see if a train was in or something |
7 | Last week employment secretary Michael Howard announced he was looking at a range of measures to boost tourism in Britain currently worth £25bn a year . |
8 | As his eyes focused he realized he was looking at a hideously swollen human body , and just then , as the light breeze shifted , he caught the stomach-turning odour of decay . |
9 | The Department of the Environment said it was looking at the legal position of local authorities wanting to control parties . |