Example sentences of "[verb] at [pers pn] and [art] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Even so , by the time he finally put down his wooden weapon and rebuckled his sword belt , his recently healed collarbone was shouting at him and the older injuries over his body joined in . |
| 2 | But she turned away without looking at him and the next moment Doyle had him by the arm and was hauling him upstairs . |
| 3 | Looking at it and the bleak shore of Flotta beyond , the memories came flooding back : pink gins before Sunday lunch at twopence a throw ; dressing up as Tartars and Eskimos and Bedouins for Tribal parties ; cinema shows where the reels were laced up in the wrong order ; darts competitions in the wardroom flat ; early winter morning torpedo firings in the Flow , very dark and cold ; walks to Longhope for fresh eggs , or fishing for sea-trout in the bay ; piping the admiral as we passed the headquarters ship and eased our way down to Switha Gate bound for distant waters , the captain on the compass platform with cap at an angle , elbows on hips and gloved hands turned upwards , Spider beside him puffing smoke through a black holder and advising courses to steer ; and then , as the ship adjusted herself to the roll and rhythm of the sea , a last flashing message from the signal station at Hoxa Head ( now vandalized and abandoned ) , as it would be the first on our return , days or weeks later . |
| 4 | All the ward visitors were staring at me and the other nurses looked over in disbelief . |
| 5 | Mrs Toye stared at her and a strange smile spread across her face . |
| 6 | She was well aware that she purred inside like a cat if he even looked at her and the whole thing filled her with amazement . |
| 7 | ‘ I suppose , ' ’ Rab said , but he hardly felt the better ; not , with hobo drinkers , they looked at him and the tattooed barman called him Stick . |
| 8 | Two of them stood with their rifles levelled at her and the third raised his palm and made a short , brusque , fly-swatting kind of gesture . |