Example sentences of "[coord] look [prep] the room " in BNC.

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1 Quiss said suddenly , sitting upright and looking about the room .
2 I say , and laugh , sitting back and looking round the room at the bare paint walls and the constable sitting by the door .
3 Only then did he stand with his back to the fireplace and look about the room .
4 She ran one finger across the keys of his typewriter and looked across the room to the photo of him which hung on the wall , smiling .
5 He followed her , but stopped in the living room doorway and looked at the room .
6 He still did not look at her , so she shook her head slowly , resignedly , and looked about the room .
7 Miss Conway , ’ she left the counter and looked into the room , saying , ‘ Yes ? ’
8 Eve sat on her bed and looked around the room .
9 He sat up and looked around the room .
10 Michael sat himself down in an armchair and looked around the room slowly .
11 He picked up the lamp and looked around the room .
12 She gave me a little ‘ that's-all ’ smile and looked around the room .
13 Wiping it away with his handkerchief , he closed his eyes , opened them and looked round the room , then back at the newsprint in front of him , as if he might have been dreaming or have imagined it .
14 I found a light and looked round the room .
15 She stood up and looked round the room as though she were leaving it for the last time .
16 She pushed the papers back into the large Crockford and looked round the room , realising there ought to be a servants ' stair to the first floor continuing the one running from the ground floor to the basement .
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