Example sentences of "[coord] peered at " in BNC.
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| 1 | It turned lazily around and peered at her . |
| 2 | Before the double dais sat a small , slight , unimpressive man who frequently could not recall , sometimes could not hear and peered at the briefing books through wire-rimmed glasses . |
| 3 | They both knelt on the carpet and peered at the large magazine , turning the pages . |
| 4 | She took the official guide out of her handbag and peered at it . ’ |
| 5 | He laid the rule on the girl 's chest and peered at the calibrations . |
| 6 | Morton reluctantly went over , and peered at the object which Burney was indicating with his probe . |
| 7 | Morton crossed to the bookcase and peered at the volumes . |
| 8 | She leaned on the working surface and peered at him . |
| 9 | He took the cheroot from his mouth and peered at its slobbered-on green end , as if it were a reptilian rump about to grow a new tail . |
| 10 | He pulled the sides of the case apart and peered at the tobacco projectiles it contained , each one as potently dangerous as a Sam-7 . |
| 11 | The squaddies had gathered round the body and peered at it as rain sluiced the shattered face . |
| 12 | So uncovered their eyes again and peered at the sun-god through their lashes . |
| 13 | The unemployed Turkish waiter stood in the doorway and peered at him ; he was muscular and squat , and he was wearing only pyjama trousers that were creased and stained . |
| 14 | He tore open the cupboard door and peered at the tiny porthole of glass on the front of the central heating boiler . |
| 15 | Malengin went back to the range and peered at the kettle . |
| 16 | He frowned deeply and peered at the narrow line of black and white spaces hanging in the air in front of him . |
| 17 | Husband paused , cocked his head slightly and peered at George as if he were assessing his artistic value . |
| 18 | Sims took out a jeweller 's eyeglass and peered at the tiny negatives . |
| 19 | Springing up , he took two steps across to it and peered at the glazed array of schoolboy faces . |
| 20 | The Weasel stepped up to the horse and peered at the dishevelled figure . |
| 21 | Then he took the binoculars and peered at me through them . |
| 22 | Isabel raised her left hand and peered at the ring in the dim light cast by the clock-candle burning near the bed . |
| 23 | Sybil and Melissa mounted what had once been an imposing flight of steps flanked by tall white pillars and peered at the labels alongside the row of bell-pushes in a corroding brass frame affixed to the wall beside the front door . |
| 24 | First-hog-of-summer and others ran to the palisade and peered at the forest edge . |
| 25 | He coughed twice before saying , ‘ Yes ? ’ then leaned forward and peered at her as if his sight were bad , then coughed a harsh , chest-tearing cough before asking further , ‘ Yes , what d' you want ? ’ |
| 26 | Her colleague , Sister Nina Clarey , was on duty in the centre , and she looked round in surprise from the store cupboard where she was checking supplies and peered at Rachel over her glasses . |
| 27 | The tall man elbowed his way past the curtain and peered at the patient . |
| 28 | They poked , sniffed , felt and peered at everything they bought . |