Example sentences of "[coord] [vb past] out at the [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The enquiry looked at 1208 people who , in the application year ending 31 March 1980 , enquired , submitted application forms or dropped out at the various stages of the process of seeking to be matriculated , as well as those who matriculated and graduated . |
| 2 | She sat on the chair by the window and gazed out at the wide lawns edged by chestnut trees . |
| 3 | ( In a letter to the Zoological Society written on 10 May and read out at the scientific meeting in London on 8 October , Gould described 19 new species , 13 of which he stated he had received from Dr Bynoe of the Beagle . ) |
| 4 | Chuck hesitated and peered out at the teeming streets of Cholon , which they were entering . |
| 5 | Harry tugged back the curtains and squinted out at the painful brightness of a frosty morning . |
| 6 | Robyn swallowed and glanced out at the pouring rain , glanced at him , at the carved , arrogant profile that irked and thrilled her all at the same time and then at the rain again . |
| 7 | When he had finished , Bicker strode to the window and looked out at the tumbled clouds of the late day and the gathering darkness of the deserted hills . |
| 8 | And what a month it 's been , ’ mused Breeze , and she made a peep-hole too , and looked out at the sodden fields where leggy lambs were standing in groups , obviously wondering what had become of the lovely sunshine their mothers had told them about . |
| 9 | Tom stood up and looked out at the freshly-weeded graveyard . |
| 10 | Elisabeth knelt on the window-seat and looked out at the ancient trees through the columns of the colonnade . |
| 11 | He walked over to the window and looked out at the falling snow . |
| 12 | " You 've no imagination , " Graham said the other day , as we stood at the window of what was going to be the baby 's room , and looked out at the muddy patch behind our house . |
| 13 | ‘ Hmm , ’ she grumbled , then sat back and looked out at the rush-hour traffic crawling into London on the M4 . |
| 14 | She rose and went to the window , still in the half-real state induced by daytime sleeping , and looked out at the darkening world where the yellow glow of a lamp in the yard showed Jem was milking . |
| 15 | Pascoe went to the window and stared out at the slanting rain . |
| 16 | He drew deeply on the cigarette and stared out at the darkening sea . |
| 17 | Instead , she went over to the window and stared out at the bright flowers , the trees , the green of the grass and the hills that rose up gently all around the house . |
| 18 | He sat and stared out at the drizzle-veiled Circle for a while , and then buckled on his sword and left his room . |
| 19 | Picking Gwen Bear up from the bed , and hugging the soft toy to her for comfort , she stood at the window and stared out at the cloudy night sky . |