Example sentences of "gaze at the [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The diplomatic or business historian may gaze at the e-text archive and ask who decided what , but in situations which involve rule based elements in a Decision Support System ( DSS ) , the historian may well ask whose decision ? |
| 2 | There we would gaze at the massive steam engines , all ready connected to their huge waggons , to make a quick getaway to The Market Place at dawn on the following day . |
| 3 | The man they sought was already there , standing with his back to them , gazing at the great sarcophagus of Frederick III , first of the Hapsburgs to be Holy Roman Emperor . |
| 4 | He stands gazing at the middle barrel . |
| 5 | The two of them stood silent for a while , gazing at the pleasant scene . |
| 6 | Gazing at the blue fabric , she noted that Ivan , ever present when least wanted , was intently watching this less than interesting encounter from a position just behind and below Henrietta 's left shoulder . |
| 7 | Trying to avoid gazing at the grisly sight , the Leutnant sidled over to the statuesque Karnstein , and handed the envelope to her . |
| 8 | Feeling Paul 's desolation keenly , she sank on to the settee , gazing at the closed door . |
| 9 | I turned to Beamish to see if he had any observation to make , but the trainer was silent , gazing at the big animal expressionlessly . |
| 10 | ‘ Neither can I , ’ she admitted , gazing at the flying landscape which , blurred with rain and heavy mist , presented a uniform greyness . |
| 11 | Leon sucked his way carefully round his host 's person and joined him in gazing at the red plastic blob . |
| 12 | Tallis asked , and Wyn-rajathuk glanced at her , then cocked his head , gazing at the glowing hearth . |
| 13 | Wycliffe was standing with one arm resting on the counter , gazing at the freckled man whose sparse red hair was combed in streaks across his skull . |
| 14 | Gripping her spear in white hands , she stood gazing at the shadowy Isle . |
| 15 | The panoramic vista over the Thames to Westminster is breathtaking.As I sit , gazing at the glossy art books carefully laid out before me , I become aware of a clipped , militaristic voice behind me . |
| 16 | We wandered over Clare Bridge , which always looks as if it is about to collapse , and then up to St John 's , where we stood on the old Wren bridge and talked for some time , gazing at the so-called Bridge of Sighs which connects the old and new parts of St John 's . |
| 17 | Her deeply lined face was creased into a smile as she gazed at the tiny ear in her hand . |
| 18 | Maggie gazed at the twenty-foot-long boat that was her father 's main source of livelihood . |
| 19 | When I made no response he turned and gazed at the far line of coral reef that was marked by a fret of white breaking water . |
| 20 | Fair-haired Jews from Moscow and Leningrad mingled with olive-skinned Georgians to read the Cyrillic slogans welcoming them and then sank down in rows of plastic chairs or gazed at the panoramic photograph of Jerusalem covering an entire wall . |
| 21 | Willie gazed at the gentle way he fingered the udders and at the warm white liquid spurting down into a bucket underneath . |
| 22 | She gazed at the new arrangement , absent-mindedly reached for the tea Julia had placed near her elbow and drank . |
| 23 | She gazed at the stubby brick lighthouse , which was over two hundred years old , and had been built to guide the fishing boats home safely to harbour . |
| 24 | Slowly raising his head , Ross stared down at his wife , his grey eyes stormy with passion as he gazed at the blonde hair forming a golden halo about her head , and the creamy skin of her naked body , gleaming in the light of the soft lamps . |
| 25 | Corbett gazed at the distant line of trees . |
| 26 | He looked down , and as he gazed at the sleeping child his eyes glittered with what looked suspiciously like unshed tears . |
| 27 | She gazed at the golden-haired figure standing so tall and so proud in the centre of the stage . |
| 28 | Sipping lager , we gazed at the front-page face of a dour middle-aged nurse who had been sacked for making porno movies on hospital premises . |
| 29 | She went up to the bedroom and gazed at the old four-poster , hardly noticing the faded splendour of its blue and gold canopy as she scrutinised the decorated wooden frieze that ran along the top . |
| 30 | ‘ He 's wonderful , ’ he gasped , as he gazed at the little face and held each tiny hand , studying the miniature nails in wonderment . |