Example sentences of "gazing up at [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | God how she hated them , the middle classes , penny-pinching , doling out their little bits , in their minds always the thought of saving and accumulating , saving — thought Alice , her mouth full of bile , as she stood gazing up at a beam a foot across that looked grey and flaky , with whitey-yellow fibres in it — the dry rot itself , which would lay its creeping arms over all the wood , if it were allowed , then creep down the walls , into the floor below , spread like a disease … |
| 2 | Hundreds of people are standing around , gazing up at the indicator and waiting for the platform of their train to be flashed up . |
| 3 | I found myself listening for the distinct crack , then gazing up at the clear starry sky trying to follow the flight of the shell . |
| 4 | 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 . |
| 5 | 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 . |
| 6 | Gazing up at the kindly , apple-cheeked face smiling down at him , Hilary suddenly made up his mind . |
| 7 | 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 . |
| 8 | 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 . |
| 9 | 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 . |
| 10 | He seemed to be gazing up at the night sky . |
| 11 | On the concourse people stood around gazing up at the departure and arrival boards , checking times of trains . |
| 12 | The two women remained motionless , gazing up at the ceiling as if to trace the source and direction of the footsteps . |
| 13 | 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 . |
| 14 | 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 . |
| 15 | He sat down on the rug in front of the Anywhithers and leaned back on straight arms , gazing up at the sky . |
| 16 | He 'd mounted , turned the animal in a circle , gazing up at the sheer , wet cliffs . |
| 17 | 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 . |
| 18 | ‘ I love this place , ’ she murmured , gazing up at the black roof beams . |
| 19 | 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 . |
| 20 | He was gazing up at the stars , probably communing with the Mother Ship and receiving new instructions . |
| 21 | He walked without hesitation to the very front row , sat down and lay back , gazing up at the screen . |
| 22 | Laura sighed , leaning back on the hard bench and gazing up at the overcast sky . |
| 23 | Then she went through and threw herself on the comfortable cool silk bedcover , and lay in luxury , gazing up at the gently rotating white fan . |
| 24 | They had taken refuge from the insects and the dew when sanity returned , and were lying gazing up at the stars . |