Example sentences of "[adv prt] at [pron] [conj] [pers pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Alain looked down at her as they came into the hall . |
| 2 | He grinned down at her as they ascended the stairs together . |
| 3 | David looked down at her as she lay against the white pillows , pale and thinner than ever , and thought how much easier it would be to keep himself in check if her husband treated her with the gentleness she deserved . |
| 4 | He stood looking down at her as she lay with her hair spread out on the pillow , her eyes still half shut by the heaviness of sleep and her lips smiling . |
| 5 | He stood looking down at her as she sat on the grass , clutching the ring . |
| 6 | He came to her , taking her hands and drawing her to her feet , just standing there looking down at her as she found herself quite incapable of resisting . |
| 7 | He frowned down at her as she lay back self-consciously against the pillows . |
| 8 | ‘ You are going nowhere at all , ’ he assured her grimly , looking down at her as he sat her on the bed , her legs on top of the sheets , and she was too busy trying to make sure she did n't faint to consider how she looked . |
| 9 | Having lifted Hector into the vehicle , where he sat on the floorboards , panting with his tongue lolling out , and wagging a satisfied tail , Benedict swung himself up and grinned down at her as he took the reins into his hand . |
| 10 | He put his hands on her shoulders and kissed her , then held both her hands and smiled down at her as I had not seen him smile since I mentioned her name that night in the subway . |
| 11 | He looked down at her and she flushed guiltily . |
| 12 | Alain lifted his head and looked down at her and she was still staring mesmerised into his dark eyes when a voice she knew already spoke almost in her ear . |
| 13 | All the time his eyes were laughing down at her and she suddenly flushed when she realised how she must look , lying there on the grass . |
| 14 | He looked down at her and she could n't look away from the dark , burning eyes . |
| 15 | He grinned down at her and it was only then that she realised just what she had said . |
| 16 | He stood , looking down at her until she reached up to lay one hand on his thigh . |
| 17 | My Mum looked down at me and I could tell she was just about to cry . |
| 18 | A manic grin leered down at me as I struggled to bridge the crux . |
| 19 | And then he was pushed roughly on , and suddenly , inexplicably my mind was filled with a vivid picture of Christ looking down at me as I stood at the foot of the cross . |
| 20 | As she stared down at him while he cleared up the mess , she wondered why she felt so outmanoeuvred . |
| 21 | Jinny frowned down at him as he fell to his knees and started to root about in his files of cuttings . |
| 22 | In the same instant , however , Grant was caught a numbing blow on his left shoulder , as Angel One reacted to his move with uncanny speed , chopping down at him as he hurtled past and over him . |
| 23 | She smiled down at him as she smoothed the bedclothes and began checking him over . |
| 24 | I must confess when this one dropped down at him and he chested it out it 's a lovely little bit of link up play by Jochim again . |
| 25 | ‘ I 'll decide about that , Mr Clarke , ’ Jenna said grimly , standing and looking down at him until he got hastily to his feet . |
| 26 | James ( 4.2 ) : When I 'm grown up big I shall be like a giant , and I shall be up here and I shall look down at you and you will say , ‘ What are you doing up there ? ’ |
| 27 | Miriam was smiling down at it while it squirmed and stretched , screwing up its tiny face and fists with the effort it was making . |
| 28 | Pulling the tabs on the thermal cans to heat up the food , she glanced over at him but he was exactly as he 'd been all day , close yet remote , unreachable . |
| 29 | If they start probing , I 'll just glance over at you and they 'll think … ’ |
| 30 | He looked up at me after I finished and I saw that whipped dog look . |