Example sentences of "stop [conj] look [adv] " in BNC.

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1 Finally , exhausted , she stopped and looked up .
2 Ben stopped and looked up from what he was doing .
3 Trevor Magee stopped and looked up as the pigeons took off , anxious to avoid him as he made his way across Trafalgar Square .
4 ‘ Also — ’ She stopped and looked up , and Snodgrass said , ‘ Someone 's coming . ’
5 He stopped and looked up .
6 He stopped and looked up at the tangle of gaunt branches above him .
7 The night was cold and black but when he stopped and looked up between the black overhanging gables of the houses , he was pleased to see the clouds beginning to break up .
8 After a few paces I stopped and looked around .
9 Everyone stopped and looked around and one or two voices shouted back to him along the valley .
10 When the woman reached the centre of the bridge , she stopped and looked around anxiously .
11 I am not — ’ He stopped and looked round , almost in alarm , at a noise outside the door .
12 But just as Jesus and the following crowd passed under Zacchaeus ' perch , Jesus stopped and looked straight up at him .
13 ’ Glastonbury stopped and looked worriedly at Pooley .
14 Nearing the platelayer 's cabin , they both stopped and looked back .
15 He continued up the hill , and she went on down ; but a few paces further on she stopped and looked back , and it was at that precise moment that it happened , because he had turned back as well and for a few moments they looked longingly at each other , each tongue-tied , but each sure , now , of the other 's feelings .
16 And I went two or three steps down the stairs before I stopped and looked back .
17 I drove twenty yards ahead so that the bus would not be blocking my way when it stopped at the bus stop , then I stopped and looked back .
18 Mrs Rae stopped and looked back .
19 Franz pulled Therese 's arm through his and began to lead her up the track towards the car park , but she stopped and looked back .
20 Rachel stopped and looked back at him in surprise .
21 He stopped and looked back over his shoulder .
22 he stopped and looked blankly at my battle-dress , ‘ Are you an officer ? ’ he asked quickly .
23 Sarah stopped and looked down at her feet .
24 When we reached the road we stopped and looked down again at the little house .
25 He stopped and looked down at her , his eyes moving over her face .
26 He stopped and looked down at her .
27 When she got to the large graph that shows the state of the church-roof appeal , she stopped and looked down at the waiting crowds as if she was a victorious politician looking down on her compliant voters .
28 Maud went rushing off down the corridor , but Mildred stopped and looked out of the window to see if there was any evidence of fire .
29 Where the lawn ended she stopped and looked out across the bay , scanning the water for any sign of life .
30 Edward stopped and looked out across the open sea .
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