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 . |