Example sentences of "[conj] [vb past] at the ceiling " in BNC.
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| 1 | Carol Jackson rolled onto her back and gazed at the ceiling , aware of the movement from the adjacent room and also of the perspiration that sheathed her body . |
| 2 | Sladen bent carefully back in his chair and frowned at the ceiling . |
| 3 | She went indoors to her room , lay on the bed and looked at the ceiling until a nurse brought lunch . |
| 4 | Laying my pack of cigarettes on the table , I lay back on the bed and looked at the ceiling . |
| 5 | Adam turned on to his back , his hands behind his head , and looked at the ceiling . |
| 6 | Amanda Fergusson now rested her book on her lap and looked at the ceiling in alarm . |
| 7 | Hrun leaned his head back on his hands and looked at the ceiling , whistling tunelessly . |
| 8 | Quinn replaced the phone , walked to the long couch , lay on his back with his hands clasped behind his head and stared at the ceiling . |
| 9 | He showered again to get rid of the tell-tale smell , then lay on his bed and stared at the ceiling , quite immobile , thinking . |
| 10 | He lay on his back , as on so many previous nights , and stared at the ceiling and thought . |
| 11 | I lay in the bed beside him and stared at the ceiling . |
| 12 | Evelyn lay on her bed and stared at the ceiling . |
| 13 | Riven lay back and stared at the ceiling . |
| 14 | He inhaled and stared at the ceiling ; smoking in bed was something his wife did n't like , it was only on business trips that he managed it , depending on the company . |
| 15 | ‘ But you 're right , Lewis , ’ added Morse slowly , as he sat back and stared at the ceiling for a few seconds . |
| 16 | ‘ I thought that was what you said , ’ he muttered , then , drawing in his breath , he put his head back against the pillows and stared at the ceiling . |
| 17 | She went home — alone — and sat in darkness staring at the blank face of the television until eleven , and then she went to bed and stared at the ceiling instead . |
| 18 | Leonora turned on her back and stared at the ceiling . |
| 19 | He did n't look at me , but stared at the ceiling , frowning against the smoke . |