Example sentences of "and [vb past] at [pers pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Battler sat back and beamed at me . |
| 2 | Bob sat up on the bed and gazed at her in astonishment . |
| 3 | Killion stopped hopping about and gazed at her . |
| 4 | A thing slid hugely over the crest of a nearby ridge , and gazed at me from several eyes . |
| 5 | Mr Stokill removed my rope and gazed at me with commiseration . |
| 6 | She put her plump arms round his shoulders and gazed at him closely . |
| 7 | Aggie rose from the chair and went into the scullery , and Ben , reaching along the table , covered Millie 's hand with his own , and she turned and gazed at him . |
| 8 | As he came they raised their heads and gazed at him , all together , for a moment , before returning to their feeding . |
| 9 | She held Bob 's left hand in both of hers under the corner of the table and gazed at him . |
| 10 | Constance looked up from her glass and gazed at him . |
| 11 | She turned her head without moving her elbows from their resting place on the window-ledge and gazed at him , too awestruck by her surroundings to feel defensive . |
| 12 | Alexandra sat and gazed at him . |
| 13 | She stopped suddenly and gazed at him . |
| 14 | Then sat and gazed at him adoringly while he drank . |
| 15 | She opened her eyes and gazed at him in disbelief . |
| 16 | He saw a leg , uncomfortably wedged between sapling trees , swollen grotesquely , and gazed at it , stupidly , wondering if it was plastic . |
| 17 | He rendered the word in Japanese in my notebook and gazed at it . |
| 18 | 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 ! |
| 19 | She put the card upright on the dresser and gazed at it . |
| 20 | She held the seahorse out and gazed at it , as if searching its curves for an answer . |
| 21 | She stopped for a moment , and gazed at it with pleasure , and saw how huge it was , surging against the rocks with far more power and energy than it had in the shelter of the estuary , flinging plumes of spray about in a reckless manner and dragging back to gather itself for the next rush forward . |
| 22 | The gaoler stopped and gazed at it admiringly . |
| 23 | It opened its mouth and mooed at them . |
| 24 | He looked approvingly at Helen and winked at me . |
| 25 | ‘ Disgraceful , ’ Richard said , and winked at me privately . |
| 26 | She squeezed his arm and winked at me . |
| 27 | ‘ Do n't knock it all back at once , ’ he said and winked at me . |
| 28 | She flicked a pink anemone at him through the hatch and it hit his cheek so that he turned round and winked at her . |
| 29 | Sean caught Ruth 's eye and winked at her . |
| 30 | He caught Lizzy 's eye as she watched and winked at her . |