Example sentences of "[pers pn] looked at [art] [adj] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I looked at the rosy-cheeked little fellow ( all of four years ) in front of me . |
| 2 | I turned round , half-expecting to hear a giggle , a rather inane giggle ; and then as I looked at the thick shadowy scrub near the gate , and remembered the grim reference to Prospero , a more sinister explanation came to me . |
| 3 | She looked at the other young man , who had retrieved his glass and was watching Sara and Graham with a smile on his face , almost a smirk . |
| 4 | She looked at the strong old face , the arched bone of the nose , the imperious , high forehead and thought : I bet she 's been a tartar in her day . |
| 5 | She looked at the tall dark young man next to Sarah — Hassan ! |
| 6 | She looked at the tall young man with the beautiful dark eyes . |
| 7 | Turning away , she looked at the familiar little roam : the dolls , the make up scattered over the dressing table , the books , haphazardly placed on their shelf . |
| 8 | She looked at the old narrow beams that stretched across the ceiling , at the white-painted walls and the brightly coloured furniture , comfortable chairs and the mellow , shining wood of tables and bookcases . |
| 9 | As she looked at the soft golden panelling , more of which emerged every day , the pleasure of her victory washed over Sara anew . |
| 10 | She looked at the polished coppery band , so different from the collars Samson forged along with fetters and thumbscrews for the slave trade . |
| 11 | Of a sudden Aggie rose from the table and left the room , and the smile slid slowly from Millie 's face and she looked at the funny young man , as she thought of him , and said , ‘ Is she vexed ? ’ |
| 12 | She looked at the brown baked countryside , the dust and the withered grass near a few huts built with mud bricks , and corrugated iron roofs . |
| 13 | When we looked at the additional explanatory power brought to these models by information about the worker 's family responsibilities we found that parenthood had little effect on men 's labour force participation or pay . |
| 14 | Rain swilled and foamed in its open mouth as it looked at the churning black clouds and the eruptions of fractured lightning . |
| 15 | Needing a flexible , well-motivated workforce , he looked at the Japanese educational profile . |
| 16 | He looked at the small yellow novel in his lap . |
| 17 | It hurt him to think of it even now ; he looked at the tall aloof girl , calmly cutting bread and butter , and felt as if something was bleeding inside him . |
| 18 | He looked at the little black notes and the five thin black lines on the pages of the book . |
| 19 | He looked at the wary little animal for a few moments , then he asked , ‘ Did you get the bullet out under anaesthetic ? ’ |
| 20 | He looked at the spreading white pool helplessly , and Claudia leapt to her feet to avoid the liquid splashing her jeans . |
| 21 | He looked at the stiff unbending features of the recruiter for a moment : the dark hollows around his eyes and his dry , parchment-like skin betrayed a long addiction to opium , and Duclos guessed that hid irritability stemmed for this . |
| 22 | He looked at the short stocky man seated before him . |
| 23 | He looked at the big British flag at the back of the ship , and smiled at Oates . |
| 24 | He looked at the shiny black trace of the faded brown writing . |
| 25 | A third took him into the garden where he looked at the neat undisturbed flower-beds . |