Example sentences of "look [adv prt] at [art] [adj] [noun pl] " in BNC.

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1 She looks up at the grey clouds scudding across the sky , down at a vista of narrow back gardens , some neat and trim with goldfish ponds and brightly painted play equipment , others tatty and neglected , cluttered with broken appliances and discarded furniture .
2 John looks up at the grey eyes so far away .
3 I stand up there in the pulpit every Sunday mornin' looking down at the upturned faces searchin' for yours , but in vain .
4 Jess shivered , looking down at the upturned faces that stared at her with idle curiosity .
5 She drew away to the balcony over the lobby , feeling incapable , looking down at the bawling men in dinner jackets far below and the women with stiff hair .
6 ‘ That 's him , ’ said Sergeant Comstock , looking down at the slow rivulets of storm-water trickling down out of clothing and hair to wind their way thankfully through the grass back to the river .
7 Tabitha Jute stood , swaying slightly , at the window of Marco Metz 's penthouse flat , looking down at the determined remnants of the Schiaparelli carnival .
8 She shivered as she thought of the creature who might even now be stalking the velvet blackness outside , looking up at the lighted windows , deciding whether or not to break in .
9 He was kneeling by a pool , looking up at the towering trees that surrounded him — quiet , intent , somehow unsurprised .
10 She had seen him in the little town so immersed in looking up at the old buildings , that he ran into a lamppost .
11 I was on my third cup of coffee and looking around at the other coolies when I saw a familiar blue overcoat coming through the door from the street .
12 ‘ Poor things , ’ I thought , looking around at the other passengers and feeling superior .
13 I mean if you , you 're the burglar now and you 're planning to break in a house , and you 're looking around at the different houses and you 're trying to , one of the many things you 're trying to do is to establish whether they 're in or out .
14 He had , as Dalgliesh knew , grudgingly respected Kate 's ability to look down at the butchered bodies in St Matthew 's vestry and not be sick , but he had n't liked her the better for it .
15 The opening episode of ‘ The Daleks ’ , ‘ The Dead Planet ’ premiers the use of Inlay in Doctor Who for one of the most historic shots in the programme 's history — the awesome moment when the Doctor , Ian , Barbara and Susan first look down at the glittering towers of the Dalek city , gleaming , some miles distant , in the rays of the setting sun .
16 On this day , her mother always took an interest in the weather and the direction of the wind , and almost every year would look out at the white-capped waves and mutter about how the wind and sea looked much the same as it had on the day she lost her Sam .
17 ‘ We leave winter behind us , it seems , ’ Tagan said , turning in the saddle to look back at the still-white hills .
18 In this situation , it is often useful to look back at the good things you have achieved and the good times you 've enjoyed in the past .
19 As was usually the way when the magnificent horses were offered for sale , they sold within the hour , leaving Seb to look around at the other animals and sample the pleasures offered to the fair-goers .
20 Especially when I look around at the bug-eyed gawkers staring , almost hypnotised , at the images .
21 As I look around at the happy faces it is difficult to realise that the German Army is only a few miles away across the River Seine where they are defending Le Havre .
22 She looked down at the front fastenings , then her fingers shook as they fumbled to button the jacket correctly .
23 Corbett looked down at the fearful remains of a young man who , the last time they had met , had been a vigorous young soldier interested in clearing his own name .
24 She looked down at the broad flags of the terrace they were crossing .
25 Lewis looked down at the uncarpeted floor-boards and put his note-book away .
26 He looked down at the drenched figures of the boy and dog .
27 I looked down at the pretty patterns that streets do n't know they make .
28 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 .
29 She looked down at the patterned rugs on the floor and edged in more closely behind Gloria , gripping her skirt .
30 I looked down at the glistening pavements .
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