Example sentences of "gaze [adv prt] at the [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It should have calmed her , gazing down at the burbling river , should have helped her to think about the problem uppermost in her mind ; but it was impossible to concentrate , knowing that he was close by . |
| 2 | He paused only the once , gazing down at the burnt meat that had been his friend and comrade for so long . |
| 3 | They gazed down at the innocent football being kicked back and forth against the wall outside , the thwack of the ball booming in the street amongst the traffic noise . |
| 4 | Allowing herself a moment of pity , Theodora gazed down at the vulnerable sleeping figure . |
| 5 | The oriental gazed down at the broken body of his defeated enemy . |
| 6 | In an uncomfortable silence Nathaniel Sherman and the others gazed down at the dead buffalo cow . |
| 7 | The Sphinx of Giza gazed down at the red velvet couch . |
| 8 | I gazed down at the reclining form . |
| 9 | They reached Airman 's Grave and paused together beside its perimeter wall , gazing in at the poignant tribute to one victim of a long-ago conflict , though not as long-ago , it occurred to Derek , as the conflict which had recently extended its crabbed old hand to touch their lives . |
| 10 | Jane gazed up at the towering bulk . |
| 11 | Tuppe gazed up at the crumbling façade . |
| 12 | She straightened her shoulders and gazed up at the unremitting blue of the sky . |
| 13 | Robyn gazed up at the billowing white clouds and a longing for Luke 's touch , unlike anything she had ever felt before , overwhelmed her completely — her whole being ached with the desire to be held in his arms , to feel the strength and comfort and warmth of his body close to hers . |
| 14 | Fitzormonde gazed up at the cruel gargoyle faces on the Chapel of St Peter ad Vincula . |
| 15 | In the thirty-foot-long , dark-panelled bedroom , she lay upon the Jacobean four-poster bed and gazed up at the crimson brocade canopy . |
| 16 | She sat quite still , the little book in her lap and gazed up at the pale candle flame , hardly seeing it , so busy was her inward eye upon the scenes that had held her in thrall for two hours or more . |
| 17 | Gazed up at the clear evening sky and slouched away without his coat . |
| 18 | She climbed out of the ‘ speeder and gazed up at the darkening sky . |
| 19 | Gazing up at the kindly , apple-cheeked face smiling down at him , Hilary suddenly made up his mind . |
| 20 | He 'd mounted , turned the animal in a circle , gazing up at the sheer , wet cliffs . |
| 21 | As the sun begins to set , I drive along Vermont gazing up at the eerie silhouettes of young Korean men armed with M-16s , machine pistols and infra-red binoculars . |
| 22 | By now they were in the square , and stood gazing up at the gilded splendour of the cathedral 's spire and turrets , bright in the low November sun . |
| 23 | I was dragged out of the cave , through the waterfall , to lie on my back gazing up at the fast-moving clouds in the blue sky ; and I thought to myself , Those clouds are free , just as I was until now . |
| 24 | ‘ I love this place , ’ she murmured , gazing up at the black roof beams . |
| 25 | Laura sighed , leaning back on the hard bench and gazing up at the overcast sky . |
| 26 | I found myself listening for the distinct crack , then gazing up at the clear starry sky trying to follow the flight of the shell . |
| 27 | The electronic strains of a synthesized choir could be heard above the rumbling exhausts and Harry , gazing out at the tinsel-hung shopfronts , wondered if it was this jangling ubiquity of Christmas spirit which made his fellow men and women seem so dismally ignoble . |
| 28 | The gulls were in good voice , however , soaring and shrieking overhead in a fickle , shifting breeze , and Harry was surprised how contented if not downright happy he felt , sitting in the shelter nearest the clock and gazing out at the white horses in the bay . |
| 29 | She went to the window and opened it , gazing out at the magnificent view over the vast lake . |
| 30 | The islands were well-known for their beauty to the passengers of the steamships passing up and down the Straits , but few of those who leant on their ship 's rail on sultry moonlit evenings , gazing out at the serene islands could ever have conceived that they were to be the site of some of the most catastrophic events that the world has ever seen . |