Example sentences of "gaze at [pers pn] [prep] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | She smoothed a weary hand across her eyes and then looked up and saw Luke over the far side of the room , gazing at her with impenetrable eyes . |
| 2 | Francis and Elaine , clutching each other 's hands , were also gazing at her with wide eyes . |
| 3 | Dunya , the cat , was perched precariously on the rim of the bath , gazing at her with ancient green eyes , her paws extended sphinxlike . |
| 4 | Did she imagine it or did a head of bronze curls pop round the door , and were a pair of peacock-blue eyes gazing at her with implacable hatred ? |
| 5 | Uncle Philip broke the armour off a pink battalion of shrimps and ate them steadily , chewed through a loaf of bread spread with half a pound of butter and helped himself to the lion 's share of the cake while gazing at her with expressionless satisfaction , apparently deriving a certain pleasure from her discomfort , or even finding that the sight of it improved his appetite . |
| 6 | ‘ If you like , ’ he replied , gazing at her with wicked amusement . |
| 7 | ‘ More like a full metamorphosis , ’ he drawled , leaning back against the huge , craggy trunk of the tree and gazing at her with wicked eyes . |
| 8 | The woman behind the counter had been gazing at her through strong spectacles and now scratched doubtfully at her moustache with a thumb-nail . |
| 9 | He saw the knot of people beyond the flames gazing at him in puzzled amazement , but they made no response . |
| 10 | The man who 's been here for the past three weekends , always at the same table , always alone and always gazing at you with those incredible dark eyes of his . ’ |
| 11 | The two boys gazed at her with such blazing admiration that she came close to blushing . |
| 12 | She liked Peter 's smooth , clean skin , and his childhood-smelling hair , and the way he gazed at her with huge eyes without his glasses . |
| 13 | She said nothing , but gazed at him with wide , terrified eyes , then almost involuntarily she made a small gesture with her hands to ward him off and he , taking it as a token of reciprocal feeling , stepped forward and took her in his arms . |
| 14 | He looked at her with exasperation when she just gazed at him with wide deep blue eyes . |
| 15 | They gazed at him with blue- black fly filled eyes , and a small glimmer of happiness grew on their faces . |
| 16 | She gazed at him in blank astonishment . |
| 17 | Lachlan gazed at him in mingled disbelief and hope . |
| 18 | Laura gazed at him in open-mouthed astonishment . |
| 19 | As she gazed at him in mute appeal he turned his back . |
| 20 | Sylvie gazed at him in momentary confusion . |
| 21 | She gazed at him in horrified disbelief as realisation hit home . |
| 22 | She gazed at me with ice-blue eyes and murmured , ‘ I see . ’ |
| 23 | The two of them still gazed at me with resentful misunderstanding . |
| 24 | A thing slid hugely over the crest of a nearby ridge , and gazed at me from several eyes . |
| 25 | She gazed at it for some moments in silence , thinking about a flat in Manchester where she and John had spent a ghostly week one winter before they were married . |
| 26 | While I was in these fine showrooms I saw exquisite pieces of antique furniture , old silver , paintings , porcelain , figures , antique clocks , masses of objets d'art , and the most fabulous coral and white Meissen porcelain dinner service — I just stood and gazed at it with sheer enjoyment ! |
| 27 | He gazes at her with puzzled concern . |
| 28 | She gazes at it in mild dislike . |
| 29 | At night she leaves her bed , lights a lamp , and gazes at it from all points of view . |