Example sentences of "and look straight " in BNC.
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| 1 | Now that he knows it 's himself he ca n't help noticing the slightly ridiculous and embarrassing qualities — the way the young man frowns importantly as he talks about his job , and waves his arms about when he gets stuck for words ; and the way he smiles insincerely at Howard from time to time , and looks straight into his eyes in an effort to demonstrate that he is interested in Howard as well as himself . |
| 2 | His study Sally ( the lady sits at a table and looks straight ahead at the viewer ) possesses painterly values of real distinction . |
| 3 | Graham started to smile , though he thought the joke itself might be in rather poor taste , but then he was aware of Sara turning quickly , putting her glass on the mantelpiece and looking straight at him , coming closer , her face set in strange hard lines , eyes bright , taking him by the elbow and turning her head as if to emphasise that she was talking to Graham , ignoring Slater , saying , " You do dance , do n't you ? " |
| 4 | Vertigo from looking downward , therefore they sit and look straight ahead . |
| 5 | Do you know one of the very first things I noticed and liked in you , was the way you shook one 's hand , and looked straight at one as you said goodbye . |
| 6 | Connors paused momentarily and looked straight at Delaney , before he continued . |
| 7 | He bent over his stepfather and looked straight into his eyes . |
| 8 | But just as Jesus and the following crowd passed under Zacchaeus ' perch , Jesus stopped and looked straight up at him . |
| 9 | She was more relaxed now and looked straight at him . |
| 10 | She opened her eyes and looked straight into the beautiful face of the Italian . |
| 11 | I think you can be oppressed through being exploited , harassed , discriminated against ; or through being ignored and looked straight through . |
| 12 | Yes , I would like that , ’ she said , and looked straight back at Mrs Quinton , saying , ‘ I will start tomorrow . ’ |
| 13 | After an hour on the flat we stood on an old snow patch at the foot of the Plaret cascades and looked straight up a perfect glacier valley to the hut , and beyond the Promontoire hut , glinting in the afternoon light , high on a southerly arm of La Meije . |
| 14 | He stopped outside the kitchen door and carefully cracked it open a fraction — and looked straight into Jane 's wide eyes . |
| 15 | He opened his eyes and looked straight at her . |
| 16 | I walked up to Mrs Reed and looked straight into her eyes . |
| 17 | St John 's face looked sterner than usual and his lip curled in disapproval , as he lifted his handsome head and looked straight into Miss Oliver 's laughing eyes . |
| 18 | He turned and looked straight at her . |
| 19 | She swallowed hard and looked straight at Charlotte . |
| 20 | Madame Gebrec raised her head and looked straight at Melissa . |
| 21 | At that moment Dana raised her head and looked straight at Claudia . |
| 22 | He had been talking to a tall girl with white-blonde hair , but suddenly he turned his head slightly and looked straight at Maria , and every muscle in her body clenched in furious , shocked resistance . |
| 23 | Gabriel turned and looked straight into Lucie 's green-stained face glistening with grease ; a leather forked tongue was clenched between his teeth , and his black hair was slicked down with water in front of the green knitted hood . |
| 24 | I did n't know the man who stepped out and looked straight at the door which the old buffer porter had managed to close . |
| 25 | Shiona thrust up her chin and looked straight at him . |
| 26 | It 's just — ’ He lifted his head and looked straight at her . |
| 27 | After a moment , he lifted his dark head and looked straight at her with hard , narrowed eyes . |