Example sentences of "gaze up at [art] [adj] " in BNC.

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1 Jane gazed up at the towering bulk .
2 Tuppe gazed up at the crumbling façade .
3 She straightened her shoulders and gazed up at the unremitting blue of the sky .
4 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 .
5 Fitzormonde gazed up at the cruel gargoyle faces on the Chapel of St Peter ad Vincula .
6 In the thirty-foot-long , dark-panelled bedroom , she lay upon the Jacobean four-poster bed and gazed up at the crimson brocade canopy .
7 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 .
8 Gazed up at the clear evening sky and slouched away without his coat .
9 She climbed out of the ‘ speeder and gazed up at the darkening sky .
10 Gazing up at the kindly , apple-cheeked face smiling down at him , Hilary suddenly made up his mind .
11 He 'd mounted , turned the animal in a circle , gazing up at the sheer , wet cliffs .
12 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 .
13 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 .
14 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 .
15 ‘ I love this place , ’ she murmured , gazing up at the black roof beams .
16 Laura sighed , leaning back on the hard bench and gazing up at the overcast sky .
17 I found myself listening for the distinct crack , then gazing up at the clear starry sky trying to follow the flight of the shell .
18 They proceeded slowly in the afternoon sun , Victoria content to gaze up at the massed conifers as they passed and listen to the rhythmic grating of the eight small horse-shoes on the roadway .
19 I found a quiet corner of the deck to gaze up at the moonless sky .
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