Example sentences of "to peer at the " in BNC.
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| 1 | He stopped to peer at the pool below through a ‘ crack ’ in the water , rather as though someone was peeping through lace curtains . |
| 2 | Tabitha got to her feet and pushed Marco aside to peer at the controls . |
| 3 | ‘ She went to Germany , ’ Flora said , stopping to peer at the wall , where moss was beginning to swell into new plump spring cushions . |
| 4 | ‘ Ratany plant , ’ he 'd say , dismounting to peer at the tiny , magenta petals . |
| 5 | But I had to keep stopping to peer at the pages , so after a few attempts I gave up . |
| 6 | She sat down in the chair that Dieter held for her and craned her neck to peer at the book . |
| 7 | Maxim stopped trying to peer at the shadowed faces in front of him and put on a pair of sunglasses . |
| 8 | After a while she came over to Tallis and bent down to peer at the human . |
| 9 | Blood matted the blond hair , and Lindsey took a deep breath as she leaned closer to peer at the wound . |
| 10 | She lifted herself on one elbow to peer at the clock behind him . |