Example sentences of "[vb past] and look at the [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It was a very nice day out actually , and everything from serious riders who just went up and down and the most energetic one did a hundred miles , to families who treated it , took a picnic and stopped and looked at the badger tunnels . |
| 2 | She stopped and looked at the garden ; inside the square was a circle of flower beds . |
| 3 | Monica asked and looked at the wall map of the continent . |
| 4 | The woman turned and looked at the speaker , and there was scorn in her expression , but she said nothing until she turned on Agnes again and said , ‘ How bad is he , lass ? ’ |
| 5 | I turned and looked at the man 's tear-stained face . |
| 6 | She paused a moment , turned and looked at the line of narrow drawers , read the label , then weighed out two ounces of loose tobacco . |
| 7 | It was so seldom that Aggie heard herself addressed by her surname that she turned and looked at the nun , but the woman 's eyelids were lowered as if in shame ; then she inclined her head towards the woman sitting behind the desk before turning and closing the door quietly behind her . |
| 8 | ‘ Oh , we landed at Newcastle airport ’ — Charlie turned and looked at the men — ‘ at three o'clock ? ’ |
| 9 | Artemis turned and looked at the owner of the voice , a beautiful woman in a blue dress , with bobbed blonde hair . |
| 10 | He turned and looked at the display of cakes on the long table . |
| 11 | She looked and looked at the place where the fire had been , searching for the future , but could only see ashes . |
| 12 | The leader hesitated and looked at the bandmaster , who said that they 'd like to but after they 'd played a request for us . |
| 13 | He 's wonderful ! ’ she said and looked at the counsellor like someone confessing to her girlfriend that she has fallen in love . |
| 14 | When a few minutes later , amid the oohs and aahs from the three women , she stood and looked at the person staring back at her from the long mirror , she could n't believe it was herself . |
| 15 | Beuno stood and looked at the blaze he had made . |
| 16 | He stood and looked at the piano . |
| 17 | In dark glasses , white dress , gold chain , she sat and looked at the sky . |