Example sentences of "gaze at the [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The diplomatic or business historian may gaze at the e-text archive and ask who decided what , but in situations which involve rule based elements in a Decision Support System ( DSS ) , the historian may well ask whose decision ? |
| 2 | There we would gaze at the massive steam engines , all ready connected to their huge waggons , to make a quick getaway to The Market Place at dawn on the following day . |
| 3 | He lay in silence for a moment , gazing at the louring prints of eagles on the wall . |
| 4 | The man they sought was already there , standing with his back to them , gazing at the great sarcophagus of Frederick III , first of the Hapsburgs to be Holy Roman Emperor . |
| 5 | He stands gazing at the middle barrel . |
| 6 | The two of them stood silent for a while , gazing at the pleasant scene . |
| 7 | She was not the only one with the same idea , because on arriving at Clarendon Road there was quite a sizeable crowd , just gazing at the still smouldering ruin of a terrace of five houses . |
| 8 | People were gazing at the still smoking ruins and chalked on a blackboard on the pavement was , ‘ Employees meeting at Victoria Hall , Rollestone Street tonight at 6 o'clock . ’ |
| 9 | gazing at the frosty stars , that emptiness |
| 10 | Ruth wondered if she was gazing at the dark whiskers which sprouted on her chin and made her so appropriately , though unfortunately , named . |
| 11 | Gazing at the blue fabric , she noted that Ivan , ever present when least wanted , was intently watching this less than interesting encounter from a position just behind and below Henrietta 's left shoulder . |
| 12 | He took no notice of us , just standing there , gazing at the swirling brown tide of water almost lapping his sandals as though lost in the wonder of such a happening . |
| 13 | Trying to avoid gazing at the grisly sight , the Leutnant sidled over to the statuesque Karnstein , and handed the envelope to her . |
| 14 | Feeling Paul 's desolation keenly , she sank on to the settee , gazing at the closed door . |
| 15 | The ad shows a crook gazing at the busty , mini-skirted girls and asks : ‘ Who 's giving your bag the eye ? ’ |
| 16 | ‘ You 've changed your hair colour , ’ Claudia said , gazing at the blonde curls that fell round Dana 's shoulders . |
| 17 | I turned to Beamish to see if he had any observation to make , but the trainer was silent , gazing at the big animal expressionlessly . |
| 18 | Thus , from a letter of 1867 : " most philologists lack that elevating total view of antiquity , because they stand too close to the picture and investigate a patch of paint , instead of gazing at the big , bold brushstrokes of the whole painting and — what 's more — enjoying them … " ; and " … our whole mode of working is quite horrible . |
| 19 | ‘ Neither can I , ’ she admitted , gazing at the flying landscape which , blurred with rain and heavy mist , presented a uniform greyness . |
| 20 | Leon sucked his way carefully round his host 's person and joined him in gazing at the red plastic blob . |
| 21 | Tallis asked , and Wyn-rajathuk glanced at her , then cocked his head , gazing at the glowing hearth . |
| 22 | Wycliffe was standing with one arm resting on the counter , gazing at the freckled man whose sparse red hair was combed in streaks across his skull . |
| 23 | Gripping her spear in white hands , she stood gazing at the shadowy Isle . |
| 24 | The panoramic vista over the Thames to Westminster is breathtaking.As I sit , gazing at the glossy art books carefully laid out before me , I become aware of a clipped , militaristic voice behind me . |
| 25 | We wandered over Clare Bridge , which always looks as if it is about to collapse , and then up to St John 's , where we stood on the old Wren bridge and talked for some time , gazing at the so-called Bridge of Sighs which connects the old and new parts of St John 's . |
| 26 | I joined him in gazing at the large red lump forming just below the joint and we mused together . |
| 27 | ‘ It 's the only castle I 've ever seen that I can imagine living in , ’ she said , standing in the upper gallery and gazing at the magnificent views from the windows . |
| 28 | Gazing at the random and momentary flares Ludens felt himself in the presence of some awful rite . |
| 29 | They passed a few farms , and Lucy tried to control her nervousness by gazing at the lonely homesteads , but in some strange way it conveyed itself to Silas . |
| 30 | Wycliffe found himself gazing at the white hairs which sprouted from her upper lip and looked quickly away . |