Example sentences of "[conj] [noun sg] [vb past] at [adj] [noun] " in BNC.

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1 ‘ Can I … go for a walk in the garden while I think it over ? ’ she blurted , and brother and sister looked at each other .
2 When he came to Noreen , Paddy stopped , and brother and sister stared at each other .
3 As a result , extensive leaching of ooids and bioclasts occurred in the vadose zone ( early leaching ) , and cementation occurred at deeper levels in the phreatic zone .
4 Husband and wife looked at each other , then the wife said , ‘ Our daughter is handicapped .
5 Child and woman looked at each other with the same wonder and wariness , attracted and afraid .
6 My mother and father looked at each other .
7 In the second test zone , oil and gas flowed at daily rates of 1,750 barrels and 13.6 million cubic feet respectively .
8 Mother and daughter stared at each other .
9 The current acceleration delay is compared to the deceleration delay ( in Cation DECEND-COUNT ) which would be used if deceleration began at that position .
10 THE PARENTS of a bride and groom glared at each other across a courtroom yesterday — in an amazing dust-up over the bill for their wedding reception .
11 Hazel and Fiver stared at each other , both fighting against the impulse to run .
12 It had also successfully lobbied for a prestigious residential development under the Community Development Block Grant programme , although the sale prices far exceeded the borrowing capacity of the majority of local residents ( median income was less than $7,000 in 1980 , whilst unemployment stood at three times the city average ) .
13 They were good value , because they were in a style that he could wear anywhere and they were strong enough for all his walking and kept his feet from being bruised on the city pavements , for when you walk as much and as far as Boy did at that time you can hurt your feet badly .
14 When Nanny returned at last Artemis asked her what father had meant by saying her mother had gone .
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