Example sentences of "and looked [prep] the [noun] " in BNC.
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1 | Alexandra stood between them and looked down the lane , sunk between high fields , and saw the church tower rising among leafless trees and the blue slate roofs that clustered round it . |
2 | She threw open the outer door and looked down the side of the ship . |
3 | She gripped the rail and looked down the street . |
4 | 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 . |
5 | Then he put his head out slowly and looked up the corridor . |
6 | He realised the impending danger and looked up the road where he saw a Morris Minor coming down the hill . |
7 | She left the kitchen , and looked up the stairs . |
8 | 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 . |
9 | Sanchez uncrossed his legs and looked towards the pit . |
10 | But once inside the consulting room she stopped and looked towards the desk behind which was sitting a strange man , a young man . |
11 | Martin screwed up his eyes and looked towards the hills , saying , ‘ How can you tell from here ? ’ |
12 | She turned and looked towards the child , who was sitting hugging a doll . |
13 | She paused and looked towards the door with eyes fogged by sleep . |
14 | Grainne raised herself cautiously on one elbow , trying not to wake Raynor , and looked towards the door . |
15 | She spoke hopefully and looked towards the door like an eager gun dog , ears pricked for the command to retrieve . |
16 | ‘ Well ’ — he turned and looked towards the window — ‘ I noticed as I passed that you had a box of Havana cigars , the … the Excepcionales . |
17 | Aggie turned and looked towards the window and she repeated , ‘ Garden ? |
18 | After a meal of cream cheese and salted salmon trout from the Gokchai , the two women stood in the dark air scented with apricot and looked towards the mountain of Noah . |
19 | She now turned from the pony and looked towards the side gate separated from the front gate by a hedge of trees . |
20 | The date of the next meeting was agreed upon , as a delicious odour of coffee began to permeate the room , and the ladies rose expectantly and looked towards the dining alcove . |
21 | She turned and looked towards the house door . |
22 | She turned from him now and looked towards the house door where Millie was standing . |
23 | She strode over to her single window and looked towards the Cherwell , over the garden . |
24 | He looked back down the corridor , then crouched and looked through the key-hole . |
25 | I lay down on the ground and looked through the windows , right into the King 's rooms . |
26 | She followed them to the house and looked through the windows . |
27 | Gerald assumed control and looked through the papers while the others watched . |
28 | He put it aside and looked through the others . |
29 | After resetting the rearview mirror , he turned and looked through the back window toward the entrance to the compound . |
30 | He paused and looked through the microscope again , this time at the print taken from Paula Wilson . |