Example sentences of "[coord] looked [adv] [prep] the [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Artists know that this has happened , but much of the art establishment has n't caught up with events , or looked back at the past in the light of that . |
| 2 | 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 . |
| 3 | He sat up gingerly and looked slowly around the cell . |
| 4 | She helped the younger woman to the kitchen , put her on a chair and looked round for the kettle . |
| 5 | The man kicked the dog into a corner and looked round at the signs of battle . |
| 6 | When the coffee was done , he turned towards Oliver and looked closely at the boy . |
| 7 | He sounded rather depressed , and looked sadly into the fire . |
| 8 | Mr Crumwallis jumped , and looked nervously at the instrument . |
| 9 | In a corner of the Salon Imperial of the Hotel Intercontinental , Paris , Harriet Varna braced her back against a statuesque pillar and looked steadily into the viewfinder of her camera , concentrating on her subjects so fiercely that she was almost oblivious to the electric atmosphere that surrounded her , bouncing off the Viennese décor and the sumptuous rococo ceiling along with the heat and the light as the models of the House of Saint Laurent moved gracefully along the hundred yards of catwalk to display the new season 's couture collection . |
| 10 | Charles let a note of panic creep into Bill Holroyd 's voice and looked anxiously around the room . |
| 11 | He abandoned this line of observation and looked carefully at the man inside the suit . |
| 12 | Miss Honey paused and looked carefully at the child . |
| 13 | They re-climbed the steps to the granite flags and there Karl turned and looked again at the statue , his face still sunken and sour . |
| 14 | He thanked the officers and committee for their support and looked forward to the B.C.R.S. continuing to progress during the coming year . |
| 15 | Sir Leslie Scarman spoke of the new computer-usable Statutes in Force and of the Statute Law Committee 's subcommittee on the impact of computer technology on statutory material , and looked forward to the day when lawyers will be able to search the statutes in computer-usable form , as well as relying on their traditional book material . |
| 16 | The barman at the Tomorrowman polished up his impersonations and looked forward to the day after tomorrow , when Rex had promised him his own show . |
| 17 | As to coming together for further talks , I think that I speak for all those who were involved in the talks in the summer , which we concluded , when I say that those who took part in them felt that they were valuable and looked forward to the possibility of being able to hold talks again . |
| 18 | He spoke of the Founder , and looked forward to the future : |
| 19 | They believe the interpretation is from the period of the early Church and looked forward to the end of the world . |
| 20 | Jeanne remained silent , and looked fixedly at the floor . |
| 21 | I noticed that when Pyke was about to talk he put his head thoughtfully to one side and looked away into the distance . |
| 22 | I think that if Jesus stood in your school and looked around at the crowds he would feel exactly the same . |
| 23 | She tossed her head and looked around at the congregation . |
| 24 | Loppe turned his eyes from the victorious , the vibrant , the magnificent figure and looked instead towards the chill , battered walls of Famagusta . |
| 25 | Then he added , ‘ I did n't think they would , ’ and looked up into the muzzle of his own pistol held steady in the President 's hand . |
| 26 | ‘ Oh , I 'm sorry ! ’ she gasped , as she righted herself and looked up into the victim 's face . |
| 27 | She collapsed on the floor , among all the rubbish , laughed herself out to silence , and looked up into the attic , to see the torchlight shining there . |
| 28 | He stepped away from the letter box and looked up towards the window . |
| 29 | 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 ? |
| 30 | 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 . |