Example sentences of "peering [adv] [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | Terrific ! ’ he cries with touching enthusiasm , placing his reading glasses on that craggy face and peering appreciatively at the Churchill Crown . |
| 2 | In the summer of 1987 a curious figure could be seen roaming the upper reaches of Baldersdale , dressed in wet-weather gear , festooned with notebooks , large-scale maps and a magnifying glass , and peering intensely over the dry-stone walls . |
| 3 | With a rush of relief , Harry looked round to see a boy — senior , to judge by his appearance — peering nervously into the room . |
| 4 | Robyn glanced down dejectedly at her scruffy jeans and paint-splattered top and then waited five seconds after the short , insistent ring , before peering suspiciously around the door . |
| 5 | ‘ What was that ? ’ she gasped , peering down through the darkness . |
| 6 | He had been pacing the room with slow majestic energy ending by peering down through the venetian blind at Madison below . |
| 7 | ‘ Wot ? ’ demanded Camille , peering down over the banister rail . |
| 8 | Biff asked coldly , standing up and peering down into the darkness . |
| 9 | He scurries round the numerous vantage points , peering down into the camera . |
| 10 | From his own vantage point he moved forward , leaning on the parapet of Blackfriars Bridge , peering down into the murky blackness of the river . |
| 11 | Shivering at the table and peering down at the paper under the stumpy candle I allowed myself to wander off the straight path through the dark trees . |
| 12 | Peering down at the ground between his feet , John saw the box , its lid stamped ‘ J.M. ’ in sharp Roman capitals by a pal in the dye-works across the road . |
| 13 | Peering down at the faint blood trail staining the grass , he strode angrily away towards the jungle with his son at his heels . |
| 14 | He was peering down from the leaning tower of Pisa like Galileo testing his theory of gravity . |
| 15 | He made his way round the side of the house , peering in at the windows , noting that some dishes , though washed , had been left on the draining board . |
| 16 | Donna moved close to it , peering in at the finely sculpted features , momentarily distracted by the sheer artistry of the effigy . |
| 17 | They spent their breaks on the window detail peering in through the glass , endlessly scheming dreary things to do when they got back inside . |
| 18 | The rooms seemed bare , she thought , peering in through the dusty panes . |
| 19 | and peering in through the front door |
| 20 | He was peering in on the proceedings from the kitchen , while his best friend , Mafouz , had retreated to the stairs and was looking down , intently , on Mr Malik 's elegantly coiffeured hair . |
| 21 | He seemed to see men in winged helmets lounging around Frost 's , the late-night delicatessen , or peering oafishly into the windows of Sturgis , the estate agent . |
| 22 | I noticed that its wing and tail feathers faded out gradually as they got further away from its body , so that the sun was peering through near the tips as the feathers became thinner . |
| 23 | Anyway , ’ he sighed , peering away into the mist , ‘ we have very little evidence . ’ |
| 24 | There was a lovely picture of him on telly last night peering woefully over the fence dressed in snazzy suit . |
| 25 | Dr Neil carefully replaced her recent gift to him in the trug , before taking it from her , and watched by Rose , peering interestedly from the kitchen window , they set out together for Vetch Street . |
| 26 | A shadowy silhouette materialised , rather than stepped , into the frame , and stood leaning forward slightly , peering understandably into the dimness outside , and curious about the massed group of figures converging upon the doorway . |
| 27 | It was really extremely hazardous , and as we stood there peering vainly into the blanket of fog it did cross my mind that we were all quite crazy . |
| 28 | She moved round the tree , peering up into the bare branches . |
| 29 | Ruth whirled round and faced Fernando who 'd appeared from nowhere as she was peering up at the house . |
| 30 | Shaking this off with a gasp and a struggle , I uplifted myself upon the pillows , and , peering earnestly within the intense darkness of the chamber , hearkened — I know not why , except that an instinctive spirit prompted me — to certain low and indefinite sounds which came , through the pauses of the storm , at long intervals , I knew not whence . |