Example sentences of "gazing [adv prt] [prep] the [adj] " in BNC.
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1 | It should have calmed her , gazing down at the burbling river , should have helped her to think about the problem uppermost in her mind ; but it was impossible to concentrate , knowing that he was close by . |
2 | He paused only the once , gazing down at the burnt meat that had been his friend and comrade for so long . |
3 | For Jack , time seemed to stand still as he sat at his stepfather 's bedside , gazing down into the inanimate features and waiting for a miracle . |
4 | She did not want to look at him , and crossed to stand before the mantel over the fireplace , gazing down into the empty grate . |
5 | Could you repeat the bit about the insect-headed aliens gazing down from the spinning globules of light ? |
6 | They reached Airman 's Grave and paused together beside its perimeter wall , gazing in at the poignant tribute to one victim of a long-ago conflict , though not as long-ago , it occurred to Derek , as the conflict which had recently extended its crabbed old hand to touch their lives . |
7 | Gazing up at the kindly , apple-cheeked face smiling down at him , Hilary suddenly made up his mind . |
8 | He 'd mounted , turned the animal in a circle , gazing up at the sheer , wet cliffs . |
9 | As the sun begins to set , I drive along Vermont gazing up at the eerie silhouettes of young Korean men armed with M-16s , machine pistols and infra-red binoculars . |
10 | By now they were in the square , and stood gazing up at the gilded splendour of the cathedral 's spire and turrets , bright in the low November sun . |
11 | I was dragged out of the cave , through the waterfall , to lie on my back gazing up at the fast-moving clouds in the blue sky ; and I thought to myself , Those clouds are free , just as I was until now . |
12 | ‘ I love this place , ’ she murmured , gazing up at the black roof beams . |
13 | Laura sighed , leaning back on the hard bench and gazing up at the overcast sky . |
14 | I found myself listening for the distinct crack , then gazing up at the clear starry sky trying to follow the flight of the shell . |
15 | Ruth lay beneath him , inert , gazing up into the dark depths of his eyes . |
16 | ‘ I suppose we really ought to get down to some serious work , ’ Ruth suggested lazily , stretching her legs under the table and gazing out across the blue bay of Palma with its crowd of boats and yachts bobbing and , beyond , the profusion of high-rise apartments and hotels . |
17 | When he came back in the evening he sat for a long time gazing out across the V-shaped valley leading south . |
18 | In one of the explicit love notes Fiona wrote : I 'm gazing out of the circular window in my office thinking of us . |
19 | The electronic strains of a synthesized choir could be heard above the rumbling exhausts and Harry , gazing out at the tinsel-hung shopfronts , wondered if it was this jangling ubiquity of Christmas spirit which made his fellow men and women seem so dismally ignoble . |
20 | The gulls were in good voice , however , soaring and shrieking overhead in a fickle , shifting breeze , and Harry was surprised how contented if not downright happy he felt , sitting in the shelter nearest the clock and gazing out at the white horses in the bay . |
21 | She went to the window and opened it , gazing out at the magnificent view over the vast lake . |
22 | The islands were well-known for their beauty to the passengers of the steamships passing up and down the Straits , but few of those who leant on their ship 's rail on sultry moonlit evenings , gazing out at the serene islands could ever have conceived that they were to be the site of some of the most catastrophic events that the world has ever seen . |
23 | They sat there for a long time , drinking their milk , gazing out at the grey drizzle while the Bārakotes told them stories about their home in the south , about the brightly coloured saris that the women wear , about the bazaars , and all the shops and stalls with beads and bangles , oranges , lemons , spices , chilli . |
24 | Gazing out at the grey sky turning slowly blue , or glancing aimlessly through the newspaper 's parade of politics , fashion , commerce and sport , Charlotte felt a numb remoteness from the wider world . |
25 | They sit here day after day , gazing out into the middle distance , letting their problems stockpile to nothing more complicated than yet another sunny day on the porch of a listing old house . |
26 | Overcome by emotion , she turned away , gazing out over the black waters of the reservoir . |
27 | Lucien remained alone on the roof , gazing out over the shimmering city . |
28 | Viscount Dacre stood by the open window of an opulent upstairs saloon , gazing out upon the vast estates he had inherited . |
29 | They were standing about as if in a daze , gazing about at the littered corpses and wounded . |