Example sentences of "stop and [vb past] [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 | The servants woke , and two gentlemen , who were passing in the road below , stopped and looked up at the house . |
| 7 | He took them out , stopped and stared up at the ravens cawing raucously against the blue sky . |