Example sentences of "gazing [adv prt] at the [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Cley rose to his feet and stood gazing down at the councillor . |
| 2 | The man was standing beside the stream , arms folded , gazing down at the water . |
| 3 | ‘ And this year you 're crazy about Maria Luisa , ’ Ruth murmured , gazing down at the fingers she had been wringing till they were red and hot . |
| 4 | He was leaning against the parapet rail , gazing down at the brick terrace several floors below . |
| 5 | She was gazing down at the town and smiling her private , remembering smile . |
| 6 | Now he must go away and I dare say I shall never see him again , ’ Joan said woefully , lagging behind despite Anne 's grumbles and gazing down at the ring . |
| 7 | She sat , leaning her cheek on her hand , gazing down at the dog , her flaming hair falling untidily down her back , and over her shoulders , and glistening in the light from the candelabrum on the mantel and the glow of the fire . |
| 8 | She frowned , gazing down at the table , she even bared her teeth . |
| 9 | He sat down on the rug in front of the Anywhithers and leaned back on straight arms , gazing up at the sky . |
| 10 | He seemed to be gazing up at the night sky . |
| 11 | On the concourse people stood around gazing up at the departure and arrival boards , checking times of trains . |
| 12 | We float in silence , listening to the melodic , descending whistle of the ubiquitous canyon wren , gazing up at the ravens and turkey vultures , scanning the cliffs for deer and sheep . |
| 13 | Hundreds of people are standing around , gazing up at the indicator and waiting for the platform of their train to be flashed up . |
| 14 | The two women remained motionless , gazing up at the ceiling as if to trace the source and direction of the footsteps . |
| 15 | I called out that we were ready , but there was no answer , and when I returned to the bedroom I found her lying back full length on the bed , her eyes open and gazing up at the ceiling with that same vacant stare . |
| 16 | Felicity was lying with her head resting on the back of her chair , gazing up at the ceiling , her long legs stretched across her desk . |
| 17 | He was gazing up at the stars , probably communing with the Mother Ship and receiving new instructions . |
| 18 | They had taken refuge from the insects and the dew when sanity returned , and were lying gazing up at the stars . |
| 19 | He walked without hesitation to the very front row , sat down and lay back , gazing up at the screen . |
| 20 | But on this day , an unusually cloudless Sunday late in October , I had travelled from Cornwall ; the train was two hours late , and I rushed , humping my case , past the mute crowds gazing up at the information board , towards the taxi rank . |
| 21 | Do you remember when as a child you would stand transfixed , gazing up at the grandfather clock , with your little heart beating faster and faster as the minute hand slowly crept up to the hour when suddenly , with magical ringing chimes it burst into life . |
| 22 | I turned to share the wonder of it , but she was gazing up at the bloom of flame surging from the chimney 's mouth , and beyond where the evening-star glittered against the deepening blue sky . |
| 23 | gazing back at the work to be done |
| 24 | Then he turned and stood for a while gazing out at the Pacific . |
| 25 | And as the ship freed herself from the mule-lines and her screw began to chum up a wake of umber , sludgy water , and she picked up speed towards the marker buoys and the farewell beacon on Flamenco Island , I was sure I could see the seamen still , pointing their cameras back — now with long lenses all — towards the statue of Balboa which stands on the Panama City seafront , with the great man gazing out at the Ocean into which the Poles were now , at long last , sailing . |
| 26 | Stephen lay flat , gazing out at the patterns of sunlight , his chin resting on the backs of his hands . |
| 27 | As soon as she took it he went over to the window and stood gazing out at the rain . |
| 28 | There was a woman standing at one of the second-storey windows when Gentle reached the intersection , just gazing out at the street . |
| 29 | She stood in the darkness , gazing out at the street . |
| 30 | Donna stood at the window a moment longer , gazing out at the people in the street below . |