Example sentences of "look out over the [adj] [noun] " in BNC.

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1 She looks out over the back gardens of John 's quiet neighbours .
2 Soon the route arrives at Tennyson Down , one of the highlights of the route , and on to Alum Bay which looks out over the chalky points of the Needles .
3 There 's an ‘ honesty ’ bar where you get your drinks yourself , and observation lounge which looks out over the lovely sweep of Broadford Bay .
4 I sat on the earth banking that looks out over the Muddy Creek and ate an apple .
5 They were sitting quietly together , looking out over the peaceful valley .
6 Looking out over the silvery water , she wondered whether it really was Robert who had been a spectator of what was apparently a passionate embrace .
7 He is standing as he must have stood that afternoon on the shore of the Gulf of San Miguel , four-square and haughty , bucklered , helmeted , spurred , and looking out over the greatest ocean in the world .
8 We climbed the low hills northwest of the loch and lay in the long grass under the pines and the birch , looking out over the small glen to the forested hill on the far side where the old railway tunnel was .
9 Richard , wearing the new dressing gown and slippers that had been his mother 's practical present , stood at the window , looking out over the bare countryside .
10 Looking out over the snow-covered park , she could still see her brother 's reflection in the glass .
11 In beautiful native gardens looking out over the magnificent Belle Mare Beach , this new hotel 's rooms all overlook the sea .
12 When she left him , he stood at the window for a long time , looking out over the newly-awakened countryside .
13 After dinner we would sit looking out over the three arms of the lake and talk until , drowsy with sun , swimming , food and wine , we went off to bed .
14 On the landing , looking out over the High Street , Aziz , wearing new brown overalls bought for him by the headmaster , seemed to be waving to his friend .
15 But I thought , sitting there on the side of my bed looking out over the trash-filled street with the sound of the trucks grinding and roaring down the thoroughfare , that He must be something like the sun rising out of the ocean on a cloudless day .
16 This is the ice-cream tent and this is the Ladies and changing rooms for some of the performers and instead of looking at the back of the bar during the interval , the audience can look out over the rolling Oxfordshire countryside .
17 From Middenheim 's many tall towers it is possible to look out over the Great Forest to the south and the Drakwald to the west , a carpet of treetops stretching in every direction save eastwards , where the rising Middle Mountains burst from the forest floor , tall and jagged , and the colour of thunder clouds .
18 Householders however , who look out over the proposed site may fear the loss of a pleasant environment and a drop in their property value .
19 As he looked out over the familiar landscape that spring day , the poetic miracles which had begun in the lime-tree bower were coming to an end .
20 I got up and , sitting at my window , looked out over the still-sleeping city , and wrote my first poem to this unknown god :
21 Finally we sat in the hide open to the general public and looked out over the wide expanse of water at Low Ellers .
22 Then , as now , it looked out over the broad creek and the gunmetal-coloured mud with the eaten-looking wreck of an old fishing boat sticking out of it .
23 It took Quiss longer than he had expected to get to the castle kitchens ; they 'd changed some of the corridors and stairways en route from the games room to the lower levels , and Quiss , taking what he thought was the usual way , had found himself making an unexpected left turn and coming to a windy , deserted , echoing chamber which looked out over the white landscape to the tall wooden towers of the slate mines .
24 ‘ God , I hope so , ’ Whitlock said then got to his feet and moved to the balcony where he looked out over the illuminated New York skyline .
25 ‘ When we pulled out of Jaffa , I stood on the stern and looked out over the old city , ’ he said .
26 She looked out over the northern part of the lake to Burtness Wood , where the rain on the leaves made a sound she loved .
27 She stood up , stretched , then moved to the window and looked out over the busy concourse .
28 ‘ Of course I have , ’ she answered , her gaze unconsciously wistful as she looked out over the smooth water of the lake .
29 We eventually picked a hotel which looked out over the main square and settled down in the bar .
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