Example sentences of "and look [prep] the ceiling " in BNC.
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| 1 | She was biting her lip and looking at the ceiling , as if willing herself awake . |
| 2 | He laughs , too , putting his head back and looking at the ceiling . |
| 3 | Round about four o'clock in the afternoon he would sometimes forget Morris and sprawl back in his chair with his hands behind his head , yawning and looking at the ceiling , just as he had before Morris 's arrival . |
| 4 | She went indoors to her room , lay on the bed and looked at the ceiling until a nurse brought lunch . |
| 5 | Laying my pack of cigarettes on the table , I lay back on the bed and looked at the ceiling . |
| 6 | Adam turned on to his back , his hands behind his head , and looked at the ceiling . |
| 7 | Amanda Fergusson now rested her book on her lap and looked at the ceiling in alarm . |
| 8 | Hrun leaned his head back on his hands and looked at the ceiling , whistling tunelessly . |