Example sentences of "[verb] and [verb] [adv prt] at the " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ That last hedge you jumped , ’ her father said , breaking another seemingly endless silence as he stopped and stared up at the facade of the great house . |
| 2 | He stopped and stared down at the floor . |
| 3 | He stopped and looked up at the tangle of gaunt branches above him . |
| 4 | When she got to the large graph that shows the state of the church-roof appeal , she stopped and looked down at the waiting crowds as if she was a victorious politician looking down on her compliant voters . |
| 5 | Francis stopped and peered down at the complex of buildings . |
| 6 | Indraugnir howled and lashed out at the Bloodthirster with renewed fury , using the last of his fading strength to keep the Blood God 's follower at bay . |
| 7 | Alison came and sat down at the table with Franca . |
| 8 | Which was supposed to open and flap back at the end of the world and let her out , resurrected . |
| 9 | The servants woke , and two gentlemen , who were passing in the road below , stopped and looked up at the house . |
| 10 | He took them out , stopped and stared up at the ravens cawing raucously against the blue sky . |
| 11 | The questionnaire on page 35 of this booklet should be completed and handed in at the Sport and Recreation Display on enrolment day or at the Sports ' Centre Reception . |
| 12 | Riven straightened and glared over at the longhouses . |
| 13 | ‘ Banks , Fraud and Crime ’ was the topic which gave the speakers , commentators and participants plenty to debate and learn about at the 11th annual Banking Law Seminar . |
| 14 | The boy ran on to the flats where Zeinab lived and rushed in at the entrance . |
| 15 | It began as greed to steal and ended up at the point where they really were n't concerned about who they shot or why . |
| 16 | He frowned and stared down at the grain of the table . |
| 17 | But she had gone only a few paces before she turned and stared back at the door , a strong sense of oddness — of wrongness — holding her in its grip . |
| 18 | When they had gone , Peskova turned and looked up at the house again . |
| 19 | He turned and looked back at the half-covered clinic , at the low exposed walls of the animal house . |
| 20 | She turned and looked down at the handbag , clutched tightly in her hand , and flung it far across the room . |
| 21 | I called out that we were ready , but there was no answer , and when I returned to the bedroom I found her lying back full length on the bed , her eyes open and gazing up at the ceiling with that same vacant stare . |
| 22 | ‘ Well , I 'm off now , ’ she yelled and glared round at the neighbours with her finger on her nose . |
| 23 | Small mesh stiff netting from the garden centre , suitably stretched and weighed down at the edges is another method . |
| 24 | Robyn swallowed and glanced out at the pouring rain , glanced at him , at the carved , arrogant profile that irked and thrilled her all at the same time and then at the rain again . |
| 25 | She swallowed and looked down at the duvet , twisting its striped design unhappily between her fingers . |
| 26 | She went and sat down at the stone table and Jack sank down opposite her . |
| 27 | I 'm not going to lose my head and try and rush out at the first chance . |
| 28 | ‘ I wonder where Barbs is ? ’ said Tim , stopping and looking up at the bedroom windows . |
| 29 | The deep , concerned voice broke through the dark haze of unconsciousness , and she blinked and stared up at the shadowy image of Guy Sterne 's face , bending over her . |
| 30 | Go and sit up at the table erm Christopher . |