Example sentences of "[coord] looked [prep] the [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | She shook her head and looked through the front window . |
| 2 | Henry went to the oven and looked through the grease-stained glass window . |
| 3 | So she lay on the floor and looked through the open door , into a beautiful garden with green trees and bright flowers . |
| 4 | When they reached the log they stopped side by side and looked across the narrow water towards him . |
| 5 | He read the letters interlaced with hearts ; he lit a cigarette , exhaled slowly , watching the smoke nudge across the roof until it found its way out into the sky through the circle in the roof like a full moon ; he lifted the door open , and looked across the olive grove . |
| 6 | She opened the door for Matthew and looked across the grey yard . |
| 7 | When Stuart and I heard this we got up and looked for the nearest exit . |
| 8 | Nicholson turned and looked at the other man contemptuously . |
| 9 | He turned and looked at the slender woman cowering in her chair . |
| 10 | She turned and looked at the distant figure of Dorcas and her eyes narrowed . |
| 11 | He pulled out a bundle and looked at the first address , but he did n't recognise it . |
| 12 | Dada took the book from her and looked at the first page . |
| 13 | He stood up and looked at the following wagon . |
| 14 | She put the note to one side , and looked at the final message . |
| 15 | But when there was no retort from her granddaughter , she turned her head and looked at the young woman lying with her back against the head of the couch , her eyes closed , the muscles of her jaws showing white through the skin , and , her tone changing , she enquired , ‘ What is it , dear ? |
| 16 | She slammed back the driving seat and looked at the unfamiliar dashboard with all its foreign signals . |
| 17 | They sat and looked at the wonderful façade of the cathedral and watched people walking by , and Maggie was glad to stay in the light . |
| 18 | All I remember thinking of as I pushed the trolley and looked at the red face and eyebrows was , My friend , you are about to take the longest journey a man ever takes in this life . |
| 19 | He lifted his binoculars and looked at the vertical column of smoke , now no more than four miles to the east . |
| 20 | I stopped and looked at the big house . |
| 21 | In any case , most City people put politics to one side and looked at the nascent company as a simple business proposition . |
| 22 | She turned over and looked at the illuminated dial of her alarm clock . |
| 23 | She turned round and looked at the brass-dialled clock sitting starkly on a red brick wall to the side of them and added , ‘ Only half-past eight . ’ |
| 24 | Remembering a detail with sudden clarity , Charles knelt down and looked at the left-hand side of the front bumper . |
| 25 | I felt at the torn threads in my blouse and looked at the grazed skin underneath and shuddered , but I was all right and so was the tree . |
| 26 | Now he knelt down and looked at the dead girl curiously . |
| 27 | I walked up and down on the bed , to control my trembling legs , and looked at the dead rat . |
| 28 | She snapped shut the diary and looked at the next piece of paper . |
| 29 | Mike pushed the papers back across the desk and looked at the Old Man , who raised his eyebrows questioningly . |
| 30 | Monks hesitated and looked at the old man , but Mr Brownlow 's expression was so serious and determined that the younger man realized it was pointless to protest . |