Example sentences of "and gaze [adv prt] at the " in BNC.
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1 | Kicking her shoes off , she rested her head on an antimacassar and gazed up at the chandelier . |
2 | In the thirty-foot-long , dark-panelled bedroom , she lay upon the Jacobean four-poster bed and gazed up at the crimson brocade canopy . |
3 | She climbed out of the ‘ speeder and gazed up at the darkening sky . |
4 | She straightened her shoulders and gazed up at the unremitting blue of the sky . |
5 | 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 . |
6 | He rested his dark head against the pillows and gazed up at the ceiling as he spoke . |
7 | She dropped her head back to relieve the tension in her neck , and gazed up at the rigging . |
8 | Nervously she smoothed down her saffron-coloured skirt and gazed up at the house as Steve , with bounding energy , leapt out of the Suzuki . |
9 | She finished her coffee , and gazed up at the hillside , where Rafaelo 's white villa caught the sun , and his growing vegetables and vines lay in neat terraces up the hill . |
10 | Pulling himself wearily to his feet , he walked to the window , drew aside the curtain and gazed out at the blackness . |
11 | She sat on the chair by the window and gazed out at the wide lawns edged by chestnut trees . |
12 | We filed into the boxes reserved for the writers and gazed down at the acres of empty seats . |
13 | I called out that we were ready , but there was no answer , and when I returned to the bedroom I found her lying back full length on the bed , her eyes open and gazing up at the ceiling with that same vacant stare . |
14 | Laura sighed , leaning back on the hard bench and gazing up at the overcast sky . |
15 | 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 . |
16 | Now he must go away and I dare say I shall never see him again , ’ Joan said woefully , lagging behind despite Anne 's grumbles and gazing down at the ring . |
17 | The bull lifts its head a little and gazes up at the Admiralty for some moments . |