Example sentences of "[pers pn] [vb past] round at the " in BNC.
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1 | I wondered , as I looked round at the massed ranks of chaps , young and old . |
2 | I looked round at the two dead Germans lying in the middle of the road . |
3 | I looked round at the class , my finger hovering above the tape-recorder . |
4 | I felt sure that if Mr Reed had lived he would have treated me kindly , and now , as I looked round at the dark furniture and the walls in shadow , I began to fear that his ghost might come back to punish his wife for not keeping her promise . |
5 | I looked round at the faces . |
6 | I looked round at the picture of Bruce Lee , the travel poster of Malaysia my dad gave me , my certificate of merit for Grade Two Saxophone , my 320 computer discs , my colour picture of an iguana and the tattered remains of a portable snooker table we got when I was twelve . |
7 | She glanced round at the cats to see how much food would be needed . |
8 | I was dubious at first because since her illness Jennifer has become a very private person and I do n't think she would have liked all the hubbub over in the other section ; but here — ’ she glanced round at the softly decorated walls , the strategically placed water-colours and the subdued lighting ‘ — here , I think , could well be the answer . ’ |
9 | It was quite funny when you looked round at the end , you know , and everyone was just getting up |
10 | She felt no surprise at hearing Luke 's voice — indeed , she felt nothing but a cold numbness as she stared round at the ruins of her home . |
11 | She looked round at the cuttings strewn on the floor and then back at the blank screen . |
12 | She looked round at the others , spitting dust from their mouths , coughing , shaking with cold . |
13 | Charles was handing round the silver tray of champagne , his smile one of pure pleasure and pride as he gazed round at the assembled family in the conservatory . |
14 | And he was extremely annoyed that evening when he came round at the interval . |
15 | He turned round at the corner of Queen Charlotte 's Alley to look back . |
16 | And he glanced round at the still-insensible Liam and threw away the cigarette in disgust . |
17 | He glanced round at the groups of people on the terrace , by the pool , strolling in the garden . |
18 | He looked round at the class . |
19 | Silently he looked round at the tumbledown hut amid the zooming bees . |
20 | I came down when she called me and found him standing in the living-room with a look of distaste on his face as he looked round at the overflowing ash trays , the dirty grate , the pile of chair cushions tumbled in the middle of the floor . |
21 | He looked round at the other rabbits , who were all staring either at Bigwig or at himself . |
22 | Then he looked round at the roses climbing the old red walls , the pink and white flowers on the fruit trees , and the birds and the butterflies everywhere . |
23 | He looked round at the other diners . |
24 | He tried very hard not to cough like he 'd seen people cough in westerns when they tried whisky for the first time , and got away with just clearing his throat rather loudly ( he looked round at the curtains , afraid somebody might have heard ) . |
25 | He looked round at the rest of them . |