Example sentences of "across at the [adj] [noun] " in BNC.

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1 Tsu Ma looked across at the young man , interested .
2 He looked across at the young T'ang of Africa , and smiled .
3 She nodded then turned away , looking across at the ancient pomegranate trees , flicking her fan open as she did so .
4 She looked across at the half-hidden walking stick again .
5 He was staring across at the distant mountains ; he seemed to be in a reverie , unaware of her presence , and she hesitated for a moment before saying , ‘ Could I have a word with you , please ? ’
6 They had emerged into the street and looked across at the overalled figure and the patch of wall on which he was working .
7 He nodded slowly to himself , then looked up and across at the lace-curtained window , like a bird perhaps suddenly spotting the open door of its cage .
8 Alesi , seeing Berger 's car late , moved across at the Ascari bend and collided with his team-mate .
9 Alesi , seeing Berger 's car too late , moved across at the Ascari bend and collided .
10 He glanced across at the strange boy again .
11 He looked across at the central desk .
12 Once she raised her head to glance across at the still figure of Travis .
13 Meg sat facing him , looking across at the eastern shore .
14 I particularly try and develop an atmosphere of autonomy in the subsidiary companies where they feel they are part of a team and can look across at the other companies and can see admirable things going on .
15 Confounded by this reply , Oscar looked across at the other man to see that he was n't looking at the stars at all , but was still busying himself with the body .
16 Benjamin went over to the open window , staring across at the darkened mass of the forest .
17 Then she looked across at the silent lawyer .
18 Seated on the nearside front seat of the luxury coach , John Ashenden glanced across at the diminutive septuagenarian from California .
19 He glanced across at the waiting technicians and dismissed them with a gesture .
20 She paused a moment , looking worriedly across at the main entrance , and then she crossed the road .
21 He settled by the window and stared across at the red brick Communist club beyond the budding trees .
22 His weariness rebelled against the prospect and he glanced across at the opposite window in search of some clue as to his whereabouts .
23 Colonel Smith had been the thief , with Trent 's habit of loyalty as the accomplice ; the Latinos were merely the instruments , Trent thought as he looked across at the thick shape of Pedro Gomez seated on the windward side of the cockpit .
24 She glanced across at the dog-eared book of maps that lay on the passenger-seat beside her .
25 Robert looked across at the High Street .
26 Kidd glanced across at the cornered Volkswagen , its terrified inhabitant , the three FBI men examining the empty attaché case , two more Yankees standing back and staring hopefully at the sky , and three of his colleagues trying to take statements .
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