Example sentences of "[noun] [conj] looked at the [noun sg] " in BNC.
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1 | They achieved this by combining two different methods : a longitudinal study , following the same children for four years from before they were able in read until they had been at school for two or three years ; and a training programme that looked at the effect of giving pre-school children specific training in categorising sounds . |
2 | Nell raised her eyes and looked at the rest of the body ; and caught her breath . |
3 | He followed her , but stopped in the living room doorway and looked at the room . |
4 | Then she got the photographs out of her handbag and looked at the view of the swimming-pool . |
5 | Amanda Fergusson now rested her book on her lap and looked at the ceiling in alarm . |
6 | He blew out his fat , purpled cheeks , dug his hands deep in his breeches pockets and looked at the sky with a martyred air . |
7 | She went to the window and looked at the sky . |
8 | Now , we 've used this technique in invasive bladder cancer , and we 've quantified the micro-vascularity in a group of invasive cancers and looked at the prognosis and metastasis . |
9 | She put them under her raincoat in the basket and looked at the receipt the chemist had handed her from the till ; there was no evidence that she had paid for these items . |
10 | Claudia sat behind her desk and looked at the date to which Myra had just drawn her attention . |
11 | He picked up the glass case and looked at the bird reflectively . |
12 | Anna heard a noise and looked at the door . |
13 | They stopped beside Mrs McAllister 's resting-place and looked at the ground in silence . |
14 | She finished her notes and looked at the list of suspects . |
15 | When the policeman told him what was wanted he removed his hat , wiped his brow and looked at the sky — it was mid-afternoon , and there would be only three hours of light remaining . |
16 | She walked slowly back to her room and looked at the dress lying ready across the bed . |
17 | With a small grim smile of satisfaction , he went back to the utility room and looked at the power switches . |
18 | Uncle Alfred lifted his head and looked at the sky . |
19 | After the lunch , they all sat on the verandah and looked at the grass and listened to the wood pigeons and warblers . |
20 | When he was full he leaned back on his haunches and looked at the mess of blood and flesh . |
21 | Frau Nordern blew out a voluptuous stream of smoke and looked at the man who suddenly became extremely interested in his herring Bismarck . |
22 | She went over to the vegetable patch and looked at the earth for a while . |
23 | He whirled in his chair and looked at the audience . |
24 | He walked round the cold rooms and looked at the place with a stranger 's eyes . |
25 | Philip came away from the door and looked at the paper too . |
26 | He walked to the front door and looked at the array of bells there . |
27 | He stared out of the craft and looked at the insect sized life forms below . |
28 | He listened — at first with a curious air of detachment , as if he was an observer from another civilisation , or someone whose own experience had come to an end , someone who was waiting to embark on a journey and looked at the world with vacant eyes , his mind already in transit . |
29 | He clawed at the air and looked at the thing he had caught . |
30 | She went indoors to her room , lay on the bed and looked at the ceiling until a nurse brought lunch . |