Example sentences of "and look [adv prt] [prep] [art] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | But if a person climbs a nearby hill and looks down on the site , the whole city can be seen and to some extent understood : viewing a site at an angle in this way is equivalent to an oblique aerial photograph . |
| 2 | Grant Simons presents a view of the inside of the North American XB-70 Valkyrie at the USAF Museum and looks back into the type 's turbulent past |
| 3 | A few miles to the south-west of Beverley the Scots raised their standard on the beacon at Hunsley , which marks almost the southern end of the Wolds and looks out across the Humber to Lincolnshire and across the Vale of York towards Selby and Doncaster . |
| 4 | Howard stops walking up and down , and looks out of the window . |
| 5 | A gust of wind throws rain against the window and shakes the frame ; it 's loud and surprising and I flinch but he just turns slowly and looks out into the darkness with what could almost be contempt before laughing and putting an arm round my shoulder and suggesting we have another drink . |
| 6 | He stands and looks out over the lights of London . |
| 7 | When she had eventually plucked up her courage and looked out of the window , she had been entranced by the views from the carriage and the speed of travel . |
| 8 | ‘ A case for galoshes , ’ remarked the Substitute , tossing a cigar end out of the jeep and looking around at the steam rising slowly from the wet earth . |
| 9 | But lying there beside her , listening to the susurration of the tide and looking up at the sky through a haze of grasses he was filled , not with post-coital sadness , but with an agreeable languor as if the long-committed Sunday afternoon still stretched ahead of them . |
| 10 | ‘ So I 've heard , ’ answered George , rolling onto his back and looking up at the sky , while he chewed a stalk of grass . |
| 11 | And I 'd stand there , easing my aching back , and looking up at the stars . |
| 12 | ‘ I wonder where Barbs is ? ’ said Tim , stopping and looking up at the bedroom windows . |
| 13 | Standing in the Townley Room and looking through to the sculptures displayed next door ( Room 83 ) , most of which were intended for public display , one is well aware of the reduced scale and decorative qualities sought by the private collector who wined and dined amidst his collection . |
| 14 | No other words were needed and he stood , walking to the window and looking out at the courtyard that was bathed in sunlight . |
| 15 | Sammy stood on the mat shaking his fur by the open door and looking out at the sheets of rain that were now whipping across the graveyard . |
| 16 | Luke said , going scarlet and looking out of the window , ‘ I wondered if , I mean , do you need , I mean , would you have any job you could give me ? |
| 17 | Then she was aware of someone staring at her and looking out of the corner of her eyes she saw it was Carmella . |
| 18 | He stayed where he was , leaning over the rail and looking out across the straits towards Spain . |
| 19 | He withdrew his hand and turned from her , standing in his saddle and looking out across the valley . |
| 20 | Sorvino glanced at his observer and saw that he was half-turned in his seat and looking out towards the back of the car . |
| 21 | She had spent some time after breakfast standing on her balcony and looking out towards the mountains . |
| 22 | ‘ You did n't think of opening your door and looking out into the corridor ? ’ she asked . |
| 23 | To his relief he found he was above the trees and looking down into a murkiness that was beginning to map itself below him into defined and recognizable shapes . |
| 24 | She shivered a little , leaning on the balustrade and looking down into the darkness while he gave some instructions to the maid . |
| 25 | I remember standing at the back of The Lyceum and looking down at the crowd . |
| 26 | He crossed the road , pausing on the kerb and looking back towards the Lancia . |
| 27 | Then he remembered his mother and Stefan and made himself go back and look up at the bodies till he did n't mind any more . |
| 28 | Far away along the path we saw him turn and look back at the hound . |
| 29 | To confirm this we have to pause and look back from the road to Aubeterre as it climbs the eastern slope of the valley of the Tude , just as Pound must have paused in 1911 ; and then we see that , whereas the modern town of Chalais is in the river bottom , old Chalais , a manorial village grouped round the gate of the château , does indeed stand on the ridge behind , so that the tops of the tallest poplars by the river wave just below the walls of the château . |
| 30 | Or she could kneel and look out of the window , or do some physical jerks . |