Students were often spending 12 hours or more a day at their instruments.
The chief was almost afraid to look at his instruments, for fear of what he would find.
For a long time, he stood gazing at the black instrument.
He kept looking at the instrument on the wall, wondering when it would ring.
Bran looked down at the instrument as Will held it out to him.
He called the satellite without a glance at his instruments.
He stopped, looked at the instrument impatiently, and put it to his eye again.
There were, of course, only four pins at the receiving instrument.
He kept looking at the tug's instruments and then working a back scan of the space around.
The others in the compartment looked at their instruments without emotion.