Example sentences of "stopped and [vb past] [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 .
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