Example sentences of "[verb] [adv] [adv prt] at the [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Thomas was motor-crazy , she thought , gazing fondly down at the small dungareed figure . |
| 2 | The tram schoogled away again , and Maggie gazed eagerly out at the passing scene . |
| 3 | ‘ You see — we did n't wake the children , after all , ’ Ross drawled , his eyes glinting with amusement as he gazed warmly down at the soft figure in his arms . |
| 4 | Did John Doe do much up at the Tilberthwaite Mines ? |
| 5 | But there was a figure at the window , looking silently out at the opaque sky . |
| 6 | Quite so it 's about feeling you 're going to make a fool of yourself , I mean what 's the feeling when you come in and you sit down first thing in the morning you look all round at the other eleven people |
| 7 | The former kart champion has elected to skip Formula Ford and jump straight in at the deep end with Martin Donnelly 's team . |
| 8 | Isabel glanced warily around at the silent forest , seeing nothing but dripping trees , ablaze with the autumn colours that even the dismal weather could not dim . |
| 9 | People glanced fearfully around at the impassive troops , waiting for the executions to start . |
| 10 | The late sun setting over the mainland lays a bright path over the water , coming right in at the small bay . |
| 11 | Paul and Blyth had fallen asleep , and Eric was lying with his hands behind his neck , staring drowsily up at the bright blue . |
| 12 | There they stood for a long time by a low stone wall , staring hopelessly out at the yellow fields of stubble , where the wheatsheaves were stooked and ready for gathering into the barn . |
| 13 | She was lying stretched out , her head against a pillow of lichen-covered stone , her eyes staring straight up at the incredible blue of the sky . |
| 14 | Stavros Niachos , 81 , will neither confirm nor deny that he was the buyer of Yo , Picasso , the 1901 self-portrait of the artist at his easel , staring boldly out at the new century ; but it certainly went to the bidder who has often acted on his behalf . |
| 15 | On the top floor of 32 , Mrs Mackintosh stared nervously out at the dark street . |
| 16 | He looked thoughtfully down at the white box , Mo 's coffin . |
| 17 | I looked drowsily around at the empty green miles sleeping under the sunshine . |
| 18 | Panting , Ruth looked desperately round at the great host of Women . |
| 19 | Then he looked peacefully up at the white ceiling again . |
| 20 | As the men went out of the door Laura stared glumly over at the young policewoman . |
| 21 | Which means , ’ he added , glancing quickly down at the slim gold watch on his wrist , ‘ I want you to pack a suitcase as quickly as possible , because we have very little time in which to catch the plane . ’ |
| 22 | She blinked and looked demurely down at the grey and red carpet which squelched across the floor like a rabbit that had been run over by a lorry . |
| 23 | Karen looked sullenly down at the crazy paving , where a small ant was wending its way homeward with part of a dead butterfly on its back . |
| 24 | Kennedy , he said , had no previous conviction but in this , his first crime , he had clearly gone straight in at the deep end . |
| 25 | Glancing carefully round at the little groups of guests she saw that Ian had already claimed Joanna , but there was no sign of Robert . |
| 26 | Glancing disparagingly down at the mismatched clothing , his mouth twisted . |
| 27 | She stared unseeingly down at the red stain on the Chester 's blue and green flowered fabric , then gathered her wits to dab at it slowly with her heavy cream damask napkin she took from the table . |
| 28 | Continuing to stand with his back to her , he stared silently down at the muddy green waters of the River Thames for some moments , before turning slowly around to face her . |
| 29 | They stared silently out at the gentle panorama until their reveries were interrupted by loud barking from the graveyard . |
| 30 | Afterwards , incongruously dressed in a raincoat , she went to the bows and stared briefly down at the mesmerising onrush of sea where it split and foamed at Wavebreaker 's cutwater . |