Example sentences of "[coord] look around the [noun] " in BNC.

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1 However a few were experimenting with this newest innovation and looking around the Orkney countryside today well there 's hardly a farm that does n't have a covered silage pit or a grain silo and today the fields are full of barley and oilseed rape and a field of turnips is something of a rare sight these days .
2 After mopping up the mess-tin with a large piece of French bread that had accompanied the stew , I got to my feet and looked around the barn .
3 She subsided and looked around the bar to see if she was making an exhibition of herself .
4 Sir John shivered and looked around the tavern .
5 He shook himself free from his reverie and looked around the chamber .
6 The young man scratched his head and looked around the cabin .
7 ‘ Of course , ’ murmured Mrs Crump , and looked around the hall to root out anyone who dared challenge her on this matter .
8 He sat back in his pew and looked around the church which the indefatigable ladies of the WI had transformed with flowers and holly sprays .
9 So I sat down on a chair that stood by the counter and looked around the shop while waiting for Mary to emerge from behind the colourful painted screen where she was trying things on .
10 She tapped the ash off her cigarette and looked around the restaurant .
11 Eve sat on her bed and looked around the room .
12 He sat up and looked around the room .
13 Michael sat himself down in an armchair and looked around the room slowly .
14 He picked up the lamp and looked around the room .
15 She gave me a little ‘ that's-all ’ smile and looked around the room .
16 He paused at the word and looked around the table .
17 He turned his head and looked around the café .
18 I climbed over the dead bodies and looked around the washroom ; my eyes had grown used to the dim red emergency lights by now .
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