Example sentences of "[adv] and [vb past] [adv] at the " in BNC.
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| 1 | After Janice had gone Shiona went back inside and sat down at the kitchen table with a cup of strong black coffee . |
| 2 | Berdichev huffed impatiently and looked up at the overhead camera . |
| 3 | He slipped quietly in and glanced up at the windows and walls until his attention was drawn to a mop of fair hair sticking out from behind one of the back pews . |
| 4 | ‘ Ah , yes , ’ Farouk cut in and glanced down at the notepad in front of him . |
| 5 | She slowed down and looked up at the house now looming high above them . |
| 6 | Doyle put his foot down and drove straight at the men . |
| 7 | The arrangements have been made so as to enable spectators to be SET DOWN AND PICKED UP AT THE SAME POINT in a city unfamiliar to them . |
| 8 | She watched nervously as he bent down and pushed gently at the huge mouth , and gradually , reluctantly , he was released . |
| 9 | This gentleman visited Miss Mack every 18 months or so and put up at the Bell for the week of his stay . |
| 10 | His hair had grown long and curled attractively at the nape of his neck . |
| 11 | She stood with her hands clasped tightly together and stared frantically at the curtain rail , her face racked with pain . |
| 12 | After a few moments she could stand it no longer , and with an effort she wrenched her gaze away and looked down at the carpet . |
| 13 | He covered his face with his hands , then took them away and looked down at the earth . |
| 14 | Someone kicked his washing-bag over and stared down at the spilled shirt sleeve , the maroon-edged handkerchief . |
| 15 | Julius strolled over and looked down at the quietly flowing water . |
| 16 | Andrew felt his heart turn over and looked back at the view so that she should n't see what she was doing to him . |
| 17 | At another point , he came over and sat down at the table with them . |
| 18 | Scott walked outside and looked up at the rocket . |
| 19 | He got up as Leo walked across the lawn outside and smiled down at the trio in the swing-seat . |
| 20 | Charlie took a pace backwards and stared up at the name above the shop . |
| 21 | Lancaster breathed out slowly and looked down at the table when he realised what he had said . |
| 22 | They turned quickly and looked back at the city . |
| 23 | He rang off and stared gloomily at the phone . |
| 24 | Tom stood up and looked out at the freshly-weeded graveyard . |
| 25 | I I tripped up and fell down at the side . |
| 26 | Her white sweatshirt is bunched up and tucked in at the small of her back , so her rear is exposed . |
| 27 | I did n't know the man who stepped out and looked straight at the door which the old buffer porter had managed to close . |
| 28 | He read it three times , laid it down carefully on the desk , smoothed it out and looked across at the Chairman . |
| 29 | The driver , a slight figure in a tweed jacket and grey flannel trousers , got out and looked across at the two women before turning to rummage behind the front seat and extract a bulky briefcase and an armful of files . |
| 30 | He drew the sword out and prodded again at the wizard , who was rigid with terror and guilt . |