Example sentences of "gazing [adv prt] at the " in BNC.
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| 1 | She frowned , gazing down at the table , she even bared her teeth . |
| 2 | He paused only the once , gazing down at the burnt meat that had been his friend and comrade for so long . |
| 3 | Now he must go away and I dare say I shall never see him again , ’ Joan said woefully , lagging behind despite Anne 's grumbles and gazing down at the ring . |
| 4 | She was gazing down at the town and smiling her private , remembering smile . |
| 5 | He was leaning against the parapet rail , gazing down at the brick terrace several floors below . |
| 6 | Cley rose to his feet and stood gazing down at the councillor . |
| 7 | It should have calmed her , gazing down at the burbling river , should have helped her to think about the problem uppermost in her mind ; but it was impossible to concentrate , knowing that he was close by . |
| 8 | The man was standing beside the stream , arms folded , gazing down at the water . |
| 9 | She sat , leaning her cheek on her hand , gazing down at the dog , her flaming hair falling untidily down her back , and over her shoulders , and glistening in the light from the candelabrum on the mantel and the glow of the fire . |
| 10 | ‘ And this year you 're crazy about Maria Luisa , ’ Ruth murmured , gazing down at the fingers she had been wringing till they were red and hot . |
| 11 | They reached Airman 's Grave and paused together beside its perimeter wall , gazing in at the poignant tribute to one victim of a long-ago conflict , though not as long-ago , it occurred to Derek , as the conflict which had recently extended its crabbed old hand to touch their lives . |
| 12 | Hundreds of people are standing around , gazing up at the indicator and waiting for the platform of their train to be flashed up . |
| 13 | I found myself listening for the distinct crack , then gazing up at the clear starry sky trying to follow the flight of the shell . |
| 14 | But on this day , an unusually cloudless Sunday late in October , I had travelled from Cornwall ; the train was two hours late , and I rushed , humping my case , past the mute crowds gazing up at the information board , towards the taxi rank . |
| 15 | By now they were in the square , and stood gazing up at the gilded splendour of the cathedral 's spire and turrets , bright in the low November sun . |
| 16 | Gazing up at the kindly , apple-cheeked face smiling down at him , Hilary suddenly made up his mind . |
| 17 | Do you remember when as a child you would stand transfixed , gazing up at the grandfather clock , with your little heart beating faster and faster as the minute hand slowly crept up to the hour when suddenly , with magical ringing chimes it burst into life . |
| 18 | As the sun begins to set , I drive along Vermont gazing up at the eerie silhouettes of young Korean men armed with M-16s , machine pistols and infra-red binoculars . |
| 19 | We float in silence , listening to the melodic , descending whistle of the ubiquitous canyon wren , gazing up at the ravens and turkey vultures , scanning the cliffs for deer and sheep . |
| 20 | He seemed to be gazing up at the night sky . |
| 21 | On the concourse people stood around gazing up at the departure and arrival boards , checking times of trains . |
| 22 | The two women remained motionless , gazing up at the ceiling as if to trace the source and direction of the footsteps . |
| 23 | 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 . |
| 24 | Felicity was lying with her head resting on the back of her chair , gazing up at the ceiling , her long legs stretched across her desk . |
| 25 | He sat down on the rug in front of the Anywhithers and leaned back on straight arms , gazing up at the sky . |
| 26 | He 'd mounted , turned the animal in a circle , gazing up at the sheer , wet cliffs . |
| 27 | I turned to share the wonder of it , but she was gazing up at the bloom of flame surging from the chimney 's mouth , and beyond where the evening-star glittered against the deepening blue sky . |
| 28 | ‘ I love this place , ’ she murmured , gazing up at the black roof beams . |
| 29 | I was dragged out of the cave , through the waterfall , to lie on my back gazing up at the fast-moving clouds in the blue sky ; and I thought to myself , Those clouds are free , just as I was until now . |
| 30 | He was gazing up at the stars , probably communing with the Mother Ship and receiving new instructions . |