Example sentences of "[vb past] and [verb] [adv] 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 | Athelstan stopped and stared hard at the coroner . |
| 3 | He stopped and stared down at the floor . |
| 4 | He stopped and looked up at the tangle of gaunt branches above him . |
| 5 | 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 . |
| 6 | Francis stopped and peered down at the complex of buildings . |
| 7 | 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 . |
| 8 | Alison came and sat down at the table with Franca . |
| 9 | Riven straightened and glared over at the longhouses . |
| 10 | The boy ran on to the flats where Zeinab lived and rushed in at the entrance . |
| 11 | He frowned and stared down at the grain of the table . |
| 12 | 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 . |
| 13 | They re-climbed the steps to the granite flags and there Karl turned and looked again at the statue , his face still sunken and sour . |
| 14 | When they had gone , Peskova turned and looked up at the house again . |
| 15 | He turned and looked across at the valet . |
| 16 | He turned and looked back at the half-covered clinic , at the low exposed walls of the animal house . |
| 17 | She turned and looked down at the handbag , clutched tightly in her hand , and flung it far across the room . |
| 18 | Cranston turned and grinned evilly at the beggar . |
| 19 | She turned and pummelled furiously at the rock wall with her fists . |
| 20 | The Bishop sighed and gazed wearily at the opposite wall . |
| 21 | ‘ Well , I 'm off now , ’ she yelled and glared round at the neighbours with her finger on her nose . |
| 22 | Angry Labour MPs jeered and pointed accusingly at the Liberal Democrats as the Speaker read out the count . |
| 23 | Was this what the murderer had done , leaving fingerprints which were by now enlarged and recorded and locked away at the police station , waiting to be produced at the trial ? |
| 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 | 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 . |
| 28 | Endill hesitated and looked down at the sea crashing against the rocks . |
| 29 | Chuck hesitated and peered out at the teeming streets of Cholon , which they were entering . |
| 30 | She grasped the table , trying to stand up , slipped and grabbed wildly at the cloth , sending plates , glasses , wine bottle , crashing to the ground , and then with an inner groan of dismay she watched the stone terrace rush abruptly towards her face before everything went dark . |