Example sentences of "and looked at the [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | She turned , and looked at the door across the room . |
| 2 | Anna heard a noise and looked at the door . |
| 3 | Jacqui opened the envelope , pulled out a document and looked at the sheet for some long time . |
| 4 | I kept my head up and still , and looked at the bowler with both eyes . |
| 5 | She pulled her dress up over her face and looked at the sun as it washed into the cotton . |
| 6 | But he only said , ‘ Will you join with us ? ’ and looked at the Oak very straightly . |
| 7 | So she sat down again and looked at the clock and she could n't believe what she was seeing : fifteen minutes past ten ! |
| 8 | He switched the light on and looked at the clock . |
| 9 | She said , ‘ Late you mean , do n't you ? ’ and looked at the clock on the mantelpiece . |
| 10 | The woman turned and looked at the speaker , and there was scorn in her expression , but she said nothing until she turned on Agnes again and said , ‘ How bad is he , lass ? ’ |
| 11 | Sara sat down by the bedside and looked at the back of Jenny 's head perplexedly . |
| 12 | She tipped her head up and looked at the sky , biting her lip . |
| 13 | Helen and I climbed into Anerley Park and lay down on our backs on the grass by the swings , and looked at the sky , and pulled our clothes down . |
| 14 | In dark glasses , white dress , gold chain , she sat and looked at the sky . |
| 15 | Uncle Alfred lifted his head and looked at the sky . |
| 16 | When the policeman told him what was wanted he removed his hat , wiped his brow and looked at the sky — it was mid-afternoon , and there would be only three hours of light remaining . |
| 17 | She went to the window and looked at the sky . |
| 18 | He blew out his fat , purpled cheeks , dug his hands deep in his breeches pockets and looked at the sky with a martyred air . |
| 19 | Now , you 've all been down and looked at the state of the playground below . |
| 20 | One by one , most of the others came up , stopped at the bank and looked at the water without speaking . |
| 21 | Then , as would often be the case when the wind permitted , I opened the flaps and looked at the stars . |
| 22 | She walked slowly back to her room and looked at the dress lying ready across the bed . |
| 23 | When a few minutes later , amid the oohs and aahs from the three women , she stood and looked at the person staring back at her from the long mirror , she could n't believe it was herself . |
| 24 | 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 . |
| 25 | Hawthorn lifted his despatch-case and looked at the hole , and said nodding . |
| 26 | When Finn had gone to bed she sat by the fire and looked at the flames . |
| 27 | He stood on the deck of the ship , and looked at the sea . |
| 28 | He turned round and looked at the sea of faces . |
| 29 | Finlayson walked around and looked at the damage from the other side . |
| 30 | She put them under her raincoat in the basket and looked at the receipt the chemist had handed her from the till ; there was no evidence that she had paid for these items . |