Example sentences of "[adv] [vb past] and [verb] at " in BNC.
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| 1 | John slowly rose and sat at the table where he was soon joined by the two women . |
| 2 | She must have become conscious of my appraisal , because she suddenly turned and glanced at me directly . |
| 3 | Soon she was completely absorbed , and when she finally straightened and looked at her watch she was staggered to find it was getting on for six o'clock . |
| 4 | He finally turned and looked at Scott . |
| 5 | The first May I fell out my garden and put my elbow out , this , this , this one right out which makes it awkward for me to use now , you know , I , I put that right out and therefore erm I had to go at , up to hospital and put that right and the follow the following , the following May my bed caught alight with electric blanket and that blazed all up , had my , had my bed all alight my double bed , the electric blanket and I 'd only just had it serviced and that went , that was the second May and the third May we were going on an outing me and erm Arthur that was lodging with me and he , we got out of the taxi at Parndon and it , he just collapsed and died at me feet so that 's the , that was the end of that and I 've been living here you know , since he went , and erm I used to be able to get anywhere with one stick cos I had arthritis in this right hip you see , I could get anywhere with one stick in the taxi , or anywhere and I went to my son 's , er which is now coming , I 've been here about twelve years in this bungalow , er eight years erm , eight years ago in No this November gone , I went down to my son 's , it was rather slippery and he took me down in the car and I , as I got out erm the car I said to him mind it 's very slippery , he said I wo n't let you fall mother he said , so I went in , but as I came out with one stick he still had n't got anything down , you know , if it had been a , a sort of erm sand or something down I would n't of slipped and I got half way in his car and out I fell and caught this left hip on the step , on the step and I dislocated my hip and it 's right out of the socket like that , it should be , and I ca n't have it put back because I 've had several coronaries in my life time and I can not have it put back you see |
| 6 | Ellen , usually so quick with a scornful reply , just stood and stared at the elegant stranger who stopped one pace away from her , took her hand , then bowed above her fingers . |
| 7 | The man just stood and stared at him blankly . |
| 8 | While I was in these fine showrooms I saw exquisite pieces of antique furniture , old silver , paintings , porcelain , figures , antique clocks , masses of objets d'art , and the most fabulous coral and white Meissen porcelain dinner service — I just stood and gazed at it with sheer enjoyment ! |
| 9 | He just stood and looked at her . |
| 10 | ‘ Was n't that terrific ? ’ she turned to Ven to eagerly exclaim — and felt her heart begin to race yet again when , his expression somehow gentle , he did not speak for a moment but just stood and looked at her . |
| 11 | She just sat and stared at them . |
| 12 | Ellie found the Hall easily enough , parked tidily on the gravel , and then just sat and stared at it . |
| 13 | He just sat and stared at her , his face set , his eyes so cold that she shivered . |
| 14 | ‘ We both ended up on the bench and since neither of us were very happy , we just sat and moaned at each other ! |
| 15 | Human Touch is the album he has been working on for several years and Lucky Town a set of songs he quickly wrote and recorded at home recently , and though the tone of the two records does n't differ that much , the second set of songs are far better . |
| 16 | He had completed another revolution of the prescribed path , and the man still stood and stared at the fences , and his shoulders were not hunched as if the cold no longer concerned him . |
| 17 | It had entered one of the tents , but a moment later emerged and raced at Tallis , light reflecting in dull eyes . |
| 18 | For a moment they simply stood and stared at each other , then Paige stepped back . |
| 19 | Martin tugged on the reins for a moment , then turned and looked at his brother , saying , ‘ It has n't arrived ? ’ |
| 20 | He placed the dead rabbit carefully on the block then turned and looked at her . |
| 21 | He knelt down by her , then went and looked at his child . |
| 22 | She then stood and stared at me , her eyes opening wide with disbelief . |
| 23 | He stuck the candle upright in a socket then sat and gazed at the flame , letting it mesmerize him into memory . |
| 24 | Then sat and gazed at him adoringly while he drank . |
| 25 | He poured himself a drink and then sat and looked at her . |
| 26 | He never married and died at his London home 17 April 1913 . |