Example sentences of "looked [adv prt] [prep] [art] dark " in BNC.
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| 1 | A sense of gloom blanketed his thought as he looked down to the dark water and heard the hiss of it rushing over the invisible weir ahead of him . |
| 2 | Turning slightly , and almost against his own will , he looked over at the dark graves . |
| 3 | Martin looked up into the dark sky where now he could see a faint pattern of grey , scudding clouds , then whispered , ‘ I do n't think it 'll last long with this wind , and there 's more snow in the air . |
| 4 | He sat down in the deck chair , loosened his collar and tie , then lay back and looked up into the dark coolness of the oak branches . |
| 5 | Shelley looked up into the dark green fronded fingers of a palm tree , and went on , ‘ Oh , Rosie , Rosie , if only my bossy old crab Miguel were as dishy as that lovely singer . |
| 6 | Neighbours looked up at the dark windows at night and wondered what could be hidden there , under dust sheets . |
| 7 | I pulled up in a gateway , Sam jumped out and we went through into a field ; and as the beagle scampered over the glittering turf I stood in the warm sunshine amid the melting frost and looked back at the dark damp blanket which blotted out the low country but left this jewelled world above it . |
| 8 | A CD of Dire Straits ' greatest hits she 'd found in the apartment matched her mood as she looked out into the dark night , lit only by the dramatic outside lighting of the gardens . |
| 9 | I felt sure that if Mr Reed had lived he would have treated me kindly , and now , as I looked round at the dark furniture and the walls in shadow , I began to fear that his ghost might come back to punish his wife for not keeping her promise . |
| 10 | She paused outside the villa , and looked round at the dark hills against the starry sky . |