Example sentences of "gaze up at the [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 . |