Example sentences of "[noun sg] [coord] peered [prep] the [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The Weasel stepped up to the horse and peered at the dishevelled figure . |
| 2 | She hesitated a second and then as the headlights dimmed she went across to the window and peered through the Venetian blind . |
| 3 | LIKE a child playing secret games , Sinead O'Connor crept up to the window and peered into the cosy room . |
| 4 | Karelius placed his bag on the floor of the vestibule and peered into the gloomy reception hatch . |
| 5 | She knelt beside the damaged keg and peered through the serrated bullet hole . |
| 6 | Ruth hung back in the shadowy hallway and peered through the wide arched open front door , her heart beating so wildly she felt sick with it . |
| 7 | Edward crouched to his knees before the firebox and peered into the sickly blaze . |
| 8 | ’ I 'll be needin' mair shag and all , ’ he bent and picked up the clay stump and peered into the empty bowl sadly . |
| 9 | He tore open the cupboard door and peered at the tiny porthole of glass on the front of the central heating boiler . |
| 10 | Sims took out a jeweller 's eyeglass and peered at the tiny negatives . |
| 11 | They both knelt on the carpet and peered at the large magazine , turning the pages . |