Example sentences of "and looked at the [noun sg] " in BNC.

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1 She turned , and looked at the door across the room .
2 Anna heard a noise and looked at the door .
3 Jacqui opened the envelope , pulled out a document and looked at the sheet for some long time .
4 I kept my head up and still , and looked at the bowler with both eyes .
5 She pulled her dress up over her face and looked at the sun as it washed into the cotton .
6 But he only said , ‘ Will you join with us ? ’ and looked at the Oak very straightly .
7 So she sat down again and looked at the clock and she could n't believe what she was seeing : fifteen minutes past ten !
8 He switched the light on and looked at the clock .
9 She said , ‘ Late you mean , do n't you ? ’ and looked at the clock on the mantelpiece .
10 The woman turned and looked at the speaker , and there was scorn in her expression , but she said nothing until she turned on Agnes again and said , ‘ How bad is he , lass ? ’
11 Sara sat down by the bedside and looked at the back of Jenny 's head perplexedly .
12 She tipped her head up and looked at the sky , biting her lip .
13 Helen and I climbed into Anerley Park and lay down on our backs on the grass by the swings , and looked at the sky , and pulled our clothes down .
14 In dark glasses , white dress , gold chain , she sat and looked at the sky .
15 Uncle Alfred lifted his head and looked at the sky .
16 When the policeman told him what was wanted he removed his hat , wiped his brow and looked at the sky — it was mid-afternoon , and there would be only three hours of light remaining .
17 She went to the window and looked at the sky .
18 He blew out his fat , purpled cheeks , dug his hands deep in his breeches pockets and looked at the sky with a martyred air .
19 Now , you 've all been down and looked at the state of the playground below .
20 One by one , most of the others came up , stopped at the bank and looked at the water without speaking .
21 She walked slowly back to her room and looked at the dress lying ready across the bed .
22 When a few minutes later , amid the oohs and aahs from the three women , she stood and looked at the person staring back at her from the long mirror , she could n't believe it was herself .
23 Hawthorn lifted his despatch-case and looked at the hole , and said nodding .
24 He stood on the deck of the ship , and looked at the sea .
25 He turned round and looked at the sea of faces .
26 Finlayson walked around and looked at the damage from the other side .
27 She put them under her raincoat in the basket and looked at the receipt the chemist had handed her from the till ; there was no evidence that she had paid for these items .
28 Gradually we re-evaluated ourselves as women and looked at the way we had always put ourselves down .
29 Claudia sat behind her desk and looked at the date to which Myra had just drawn her attention .
30 He took his hand away and looked at the smear of red blood on his fingers .
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