Example sentences of "[pers pn] peered into the " in BNC.
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| 1 | I peered into the kitchen again . |
| 2 | I peered into the dark and deserted-looking checkpoint . |
| 3 | She peered into the murky depths of a battered tin object on the stove . |
| 4 | Then she peered into the basket . |
| 5 | Aggie accompanied the gangling totter to his cart and when she peered into the cardboard box and saw the kitten she shook her head sadly . |
| 6 | She peered into the darkness of the lane . |
| 7 | She peered into the mirror . |
| 8 | In mounting dismay she peered into the gloom , the invidious nature of her position coming home to her with a vengeance . |
| 9 | A sudden fear gripped Lucy , and as she peered into the impenetrable shadows on either side she realised that the bush by day and the bush by night were two totally different places . |
| 10 | She peered into the nest , then whispered , ‘ Yes — it 's a pale whitish green , and really quite large . ’ |
| 11 | Jumping out of bed , she peered into the dimly lit corridor . |
| 12 | Opening her eyes , she peered into the gloom . |
| 13 | If you peered into the hundred eyes of a scallop , a hundred upside-down views of yourself would peer back . |
| 14 | he peered into the envelope as if hoping to find something worth having inside , then glanced swiftly through the letter and having read it flipped it and the envelope , with a gesture of disgust , to the ground . |
| 15 | He peered into the sack and produced a cooked ham , three dark bottles about which some dust and cobwebs still clung , a loaf , and some cheese . |
| 16 | He peered into the binnacle as though checking that no one had stolen the compass . |
| 17 | He peered into the fog , proceeding slowly with his warm-bodied burden . |
| 18 | He wafted smoke from the side window as he peered into the devastated car . |
| 19 | He peered into the rain . |
| 20 | Crow crucified a frog under a microscope , he peered into the brain |
| 21 | He peered into the gathering gloom . |
| 22 | He peered into the woods which flanked the road , |