Example sentences of "[adv] [coord] [vb past] at the " in BNC.
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| 1 | Constantly looking back , Richmann hurried inside and waved at the sentries . |
| 2 | His fingers dispensed with the buttons on the front of her dress and his hands , warm and firm and so , so clever , slipped inside and teased at the lace of her bra . |
| 3 | A woman walked in and sat at the middle of the counter — Maxim had chosen the furthest end . |
| 4 | I was in charge of weekly wages and organized shifts and hours , as well as keeping a check on the quantities of tomatoes brought in and weighed at the entrance of the factory . |
| 5 | She hoisted the baby on to her hip and dragging a chair close up to the television set , sat down and stared at the blank screen . |
| 6 | He sat down and stared at the gifts quite speechless . |
| 7 | She knelt down and stared at the smaller words below it . |
| 8 | Now he knelt down and looked at the dead girl curiously . |
| 9 | Remembering a detail with sudden clarity , Charles knelt down and looked at the left-hand side of the front bumper . |
| 10 | Dickinson sat down and looked at the adjutant , appalled . |
| 11 | Now , you 've all been down and looked at the state of the playground below . |
| 12 | He lunched at a pub on the way down and arrived at the Incident Room shortly before two . |
| 13 | He sat down and pushed at the lid with one filthy paw . |
| 14 | He rolled over , and spread his loosened limbs in the bed , he opened windows , he went to the Tate Gallery alone and looked at the dissolving blue and gold air of Turner 's Norham Castle . |
| 15 | That night , they sat on the ice together and gazed at the sky . |
| 16 | Are you and sulphur together and looked at the the way in which they combined . |
| 17 | She looked away and stared at the fire again . |
| 18 | She half turned away and stared at the horizon . |
| 19 | He took his hand away and looked at the smear of red blood on his fingers . |
| 20 | Their twelve-year-old son had crept downstairs and listened at the door . |
| 21 | He turned over and stared at the sky . |
| 22 | She turned over and looked at the illuminated dial of her alarm clock . |
| 23 | He walked over and rattled at the locked door . |
| 24 | We followed him outside and sat at the tin table under the tree . |
| 25 | Walterkin grinned widely and stared at the ground as he strode along . |
| 26 | knew something was on and nudged at the clouds . |
| 27 | She turned slowly and looked at the figure in the chair . |
| 28 | The girl laced her fingers together nervously and looked at the floor . |
| 29 | She closed her eyes grimly and pointed at the table . |
| 30 | Corbett spun round quickly and stared at the cowled , shadowy figure before him . |