Example sentences of "they [vb past] at each [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The three of them looked at each other , and Husband said cautiously : ‘ If you say a matter of hours , you do mean tonight ? ’ |
| 2 | They gazed at each other like a pair of fools . |
| 3 | They gazed at each other in silence , then Penry touched a finger to her lower lip . |
| 4 | They leered at each other , then tittupped down the polished wood of the stairs , clutching the banisters . |
| 5 | Beside him Carol watched the modern-day gladiators as they came at each other . |
| 6 | And they nodded at each other , for all the world , Isobel thought , like a pair of well-fed penguins . |
| 7 | They yelled at each other until the car passed erratically between the electric gates of the elegant , much photographed Lewis home and came to a halt on the gravel before the porch . |
| 8 | They grinned at each other like conspirators . |
| 9 | As they jolted along they grinned at each other , letting out little exaggerated groans of pain every time the unsprung wheels hit a bump in the road . |
| 10 | They grinned at each other . |
| 11 | They glanced at each other , and the same recognition struck them both . |
| 12 | He nodded and there followed an awkward silence where Julie and Nina must have become aware of the tension , for they glanced at each other at the same moment as a patient arrived in the centre . |
| 13 | There was silence as they glanced at each other , and Sophie said irritably , ‘ It 's exactly as I said . |
| 14 | They stared at each other , momentarily united in recognition of the difficulties . |
| 15 | A wave passed , so high that its spray burst against a side porthole as they stared at each other . |
| 16 | They stared at each other in hostile silence . |
| 17 | They stared at each other for another ten seconds , then McGowan smiled . |
| 18 | They stared at each other for a moment before Mick added , ‘ You 've never seen Carrie for years , have you ? ’ |
| 19 | They stared at each other for a moment in tense silence ; then gripping the aide of the bedclothes , he swung them upwards and exposed to his amazed gaze her grey outdoor coat . |
| 20 | They stared at each other in the lamplight , then she sighed and said , ‘ Well , it is n't always hereditary ; it misses generations , so I understand . ’ |
| 21 | They stared at each other ; then , his tone changing , he said , ‘ What 's goin' to happen to the young 'un if the mother goes along the line ? ’ |
| 22 | They stared at each other , she questioning in her gaze , he stonewalling her with a half-smile on his lips . |
| 23 | They stared at each other , a foot apart , eye into eye , the battered urchin from next door now a beautiful young woman in a gown by Patou , and the beautiful young woman from Paris now a battered old woman in much-mended peignoir . |
| 24 | They stared at each other . |
| 25 | Then they stared at each other in silence and saw into each other 's heart , sensing that each was a little afraid of what was to come , and of the powers that they felt were in their wings and across their lives and which had brought them together . |
| 26 | From opposite sides Or the desk , they stared at each other impersonally . |
| 27 | They stared at each other for a moment , then Ursula added , emphasizing every word : ‘ Please leave my home . |
| 28 | They stared at each other in silence , their roles reversed : Lydia fearful and Betty courageous . |
| 29 | They stared at each other ; Mrs Fitton crackling with emotion , Edward apparently tranquil . |
| 30 | A shadow seemed to have fallen over them , perhaps a premonition that they would never see each other again , and they stared at each other as though trying to commit each other 's features to memory . |