Example sentences of "[coord] looked [prep] the [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | None of the family spoke or looked at the others . |
| 2 | Data recording and assessment of results were carried out by a member of the unit who did not participate in endoscopic treatment or looked after the patients . |
| 3 | He went to the door , opened it and looked down the steps expecting to see the burly figure of the constable emerge and climb the steps to meet him , but to John 's surprise there was nobody at all . |
| 4 | She left the kitchen , and looked up the stairs . |
| 5 | And then one evening I rang the bell and then I noticed the lock was up , so I pushed the door open and looked up the stairs , at the same time as Toinette looked down round the door . |
| 6 | Martin screwed up his eyes and looked towards the hills , saying , ‘ How can you tell from here ? ’ |
| 7 | I lay down on the ground and looked through the windows , right into the King 's rooms . |
| 8 | She followed them to the house and looked through the windows . |
| 9 | Gerald assumed control and looked through the papers while the others watched . |
| 10 | He put it aside and looked through the others . |
| 11 | I went out naked on the landing and looked over the banisters . |
| 12 | Reaching it she climbed a few rungs and looked over the heads of the people and the cockpit where a double ring of candles hung low on iron chains from the rafters , spreading a brilliant pool of light . |
| 13 | Then , as would often be the case when the wind permitted , I opened the flaps and looked at the stars . |
| 14 | I jumped up on to my bunk and looked at the others sitting around playing cards , arguing with each other or lying on their beds staring at the ceiling . |
| 15 | When Finn had gone to bed she sat by the fire and looked at the flames . |
| 16 | Their eyes held for a long time and then he rested back on his elbows and looked at the treetops , his face suddenly serious . |
| 17 | Refreshed , I went up on deck and looked at the waves . |
| 18 | She went back to the table and looked at the flowers . |
| 19 | ‘ Oh , we landed at Newcastle airport ’ — Charlie turned and looked at the men — ‘ at three o'clock ? ’ |
| 20 | In common with some of my colleagues , I scanned the introduction and looked at the pictures and summary of the article Principle component analysis ( PCA ) ( Chem . |
| 21 | He moved between us and looked at the bowls of deep colour , and little puffs of red and yellow dotted about the draining-board to dry . |
| 22 | The house was decorated almost entirely in weedy shades of green and looked to the children like a fish tank that needed cleaning out . |
| 23 | She squatted at the edge of the dug soil , experiencing pleasure in her own body 's supple movement and the warmth of the sun on her skin , and looked along the rows of plants . |
| 24 | Drawing a deep breath to hide a flicker of nervousness , he stood at the great carved oak lectern and looked along the stalls at the nuns who sat before him there , so composed in their wimples of white and the dark garb of their Order . |
| 25 | I should have realised that from the fact that Micky said ‘ Oh Lord ’ — an expression , incidentally , that was n't in the script of the play and that he had never used in his life — before he turned round from the Hooded Owl and looked into the wings . |
| 26 | A little thrill of anticipation ran along her skin as she turned and looked into the eyes of the man who 'd watched her with such intensity during the fashion show . |
| 27 | They used to be part and parcel of the water authorities and looked after the rivers when we were one big body , as a water authority . |
| 28 | Altogether I was away from Low Birk Hatt for two months and those kind neighbours of mine came to the rescue once again and looked after the animals . |
| 29 | And this excitement , and the feeling of being involved in a half-guessed-at mystery , became her private obsession as she went about the house , visited the shops and looked after the children . |
| 30 | She accompanied Clare herself to the Refuge and looked after the children while the women had a meeting with some councillors . |