Example sentences of "stood [verb] [adv prt] at the " in BNC.
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| 1 | 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 . |
| 2 | They stood gazing out at the few early swallows looping around the hazy , fragrant air . |
| 3 | As soon as she took it he went over to the window and stood gazing out at the rain . |
| 4 | Cley rose to his feet and stood gazing down at the councillor . |
| 5 | ‘ I suppose you want me to go first , ’ said Caspar as they stood looking up at the open window , which was grimy and smeary , but much lower than the other windows . |
| 6 | Leonora jumped out , stood looking up at the house for a few moments more , then ran up the steps to ring the doorbell , laughter bubbling up inside as she anticipated Penry 's surprise at the sight of her . |
| 7 | Instead , she went to the window and stood looking out at the vast starry sky . |
| 8 | One of the crewmen of the small boat stood looking out at the city all around him , smoking a cigarette and gazing at the myriad lights . |
| 9 | The two boys stood looking down at the heaps of feathers . |
| 10 | They both stood looking down at the poor sufferer , neither speaking . |
| 11 | She stood looking down at the tiny fireplace . |
| 12 | I stood looking down at the pavement below the payphone while Dennis padded across the wall-to-wall carpeting and called distantly to his wife . |
| 13 | And she stood looking down at the key in her hand , while she said to herself , ‘ Well , this seems to decide it , does n't it ? ’ and turning , she yelled , ‘ Ben ! ’ |
| 14 | He strode over to the door and stood looking down at the handle , shaking his head sadly . |
| 15 | He did not touch , but stood looking down at the page . |
| 16 | Turning up the collar of his Burberry against the chill morning air , he climbed up the slope to the rim of the hollow and stood looking down at the car . |
| 17 | Shutting the door softly behind her , Theda tiptoed to the bed and stood looking down at the still figure in some alarm . |
| 18 | Joanna rushed off and Sophie stood looking down at the telephone . |
| 19 | He turned and stood looking back at the house . |
| 20 | She stood staring down at the fresh earth of the new grave , at the wooden cross bearing her mother 's name and she could not believe that this nightmare was real . |
| 21 | With a slight nod , Dora directed her glance towards the opposite side of the pool , where Dieter Erdle stood staring down at the water as if engrossed in his own reflection . |
| 22 | Leaving her abruptly , he moved to the desk and stood staring down at the papers lying on it , his attitude so tense that Lucy felt compelled to go to his side . |