Example sentences of "and [vb past] at the [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | She sat there , her feet on tiptoe , just reaching the black and white floor , and gazed at the glazed bumps of the linen towel hanging from a hook on the back of the door , the little wash-basin shaped like a scallop shell , the black and white edging of the tiles above . |
| 2 | He walked into the lobby without a word , entered the kitchen and gazed at the four prisoners . |
| 3 | When I made no response he turned and gazed at the far line of coral reef that was marked by a fret of white breaking water . |
| 4 | Victoria , oddly quenched , sat at Aunt Margaret 's feet and gazed at the shifting patterns in the fire , singing to herself a wordless , keening song . |
| 5 | Helen leaned over my shoulder and gazed at the long lines of boy scouts , girl guides , ex-servicemen , with half the population of the town packed on the pavements , watching . |
| 6 | She went up to the bedroom and gazed at the old four-poster , hardly noticing the faded splendour of its blue and gold canopy as she scrutinised the decorated wooden frieze that ran along the top . |
| 7 | We all worked and lived at the same place and it seemed pretty cool to me at the time , but it started to become more and more negative until it got to the point where I wanted to leave … and I realised that they would n't let me ! |
| 8 | The main problem with MI6 at the time was that all the senior people were amateurs who had joined MI6 only because they had gone to the right school , wore the right sort of tie and dined at the right clubs . |
| 9 | She ran her lithe tongue over the helmet of his quivering rod , and sucked at the trembling shaft like an angel from heaven . |
| 10 | Springing up , he took two steps across to it and peered at the glazed array of schoolboy faces . |
| 11 | He tore open the cupboard door and peered at the tiny porthole of glass on the front of the central heating boiler . |
| 12 | Sims took out a jeweller 's eyeglass and peered at the tiny negatives . |
| 13 | He frowned deeply and peered at the narrow line of black and white spaces hanging in the air in front of him . |
| 14 | They both knelt on the carpet and peered at the large magazine , turning the pages . |
| 15 | The Weasel stepped up to the horse and peered at the dishevelled figure . |
| 16 | Finally the iron pin would be attached to the hinge fitting , pointed at the catch-plate and coiled at the other end to form a spring hinge . |
| 17 | He sat and thought somberly about Kegan , keeping his chin tucked into his neck and his eyes on the toes of his outstretched feet , as people clutching clipboards bustled about , and men wearing earphones and pulling the attached wires behind them moved importantly from place to place and shouted at the invisible listeners who spoke to them through the earphones . |
| 18 | The Archon ignored him , stood up and shouted at the disappearing figure . |
| 19 | He let go the clutch , lifted the front wheel and drove at the far bank , sand-spit dead ahead . |
| 20 | ‘ No , your Grace , for when he mustered what force he had left and drove at the Welsh knights , he could both ride and fight , and so did , and well . |
| 21 | Frankie narrowed his eyes and squinted at the bloody object lying between her powerful front paws . |
| 22 | I enjoyed and suffered at the same time . ’ |
| 23 | Petion saw her go from the corner of his eye , and fired at the crouching figures on the freighter 's deck with grim determination . |
| 24 | Delaney shook Lawton by the hand , and nodded at the other faces , regarding them levelly . |
| 25 | She was kept in training as a five-year-old with her main target the Ascot Gold Cup , and arrived at the Royal meeting unbeaten in her two earlier races that season : never much of a betting proposition once her ability became apparent , Pretty Polly started at 1000–35 on in the March Stakes at Newmarket and at 11–2 on in the Coronation Cup at Epsom ( despite the presence in the latter of the 1904 Derby winner St Amant ) . |
| 26 | The side corridor ran along the length of these three rooms , and opened at the other end of the car into a comfortable lounge , with settee , three armchairs , and tables . |
| 27 | He stepped forward and retreated at the little garden gate as though rebuffed by some force field or buffeted by some invisible gale which had no effect on the branches of the little trees and evergreens in the front gardens of the cottages . |
| 28 | ‘ He trusted no one , ’ she said with sudden muted violence , and paled at the bitter sound of her own voice . |
| 29 | As he headed for the sanctuary of the dressing-room , accompanied by armed soldiers , the home fans spat , threw coins and jeered at the tiny Scot . |
| 30 | He held his breath and sniffed at the dead man 's lips . |