Example sentences of "[coord] [verb] [adv] at the ceiling " in BNC.
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| 1 | No hair-stroking or sighing or staring sorrowfully at the ceiling , not for her . |
| 2 | He rested his dark head against the pillows and gazed up at the ceiling as he spoke . |
| 3 | He puffed furiously on his pipe and gazed dreamily at the ceiling . |
| 4 | Katherine lay on the bed which had become hers and gazed blankly at the ceiling . |
| 5 | He took another sip of whisky and gazed thoughtfully at the ceiling . |
| 6 | I called out that we were ready , but there was no answer , and when I returned to the bedroom I found her lying back full length on the bed , her eyes open and gazing up at the ceiling with that same vacant stare . |
| 7 | Unfortunately , over one hour later she found herself lying back against the pillows and staring up at the ceiling , completely unable to go to sleep . |
| 8 | She lay in Charlotte 's bed and looked up at the ceiling that Charlotte had festooned with shawls and old curtains and Indian bedspreads ( there was a definite small weight in one of those hammocks : what lay there ? |
| 9 | He settled back and looked up at the ceiling as if he had forgotten she was there , and Maggie had the urge to creep away . |
| 10 | She put her head back and looked up at the ceiling . |
| 11 | He lay in bed , for some time , and stared up at the ceiling trying to puzzle it out . |
| 12 | Corbett leaned back against the bolster and stared up at the ceiling . |
| 13 | Lying back down on the rumpled bed , she stretched luxuriously , then hooked her hands round the bed-head and stared up at the ceiling , a soft smile on her face . |