Example sentences of "[adv prt] at the [adj] [noun sg] that " in BNC.
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| 1 | Paige glanced down at the steaming billy that she had balanced over two rocks . |
| 2 | He paused only the once , gazing down at the burnt meat that had been his friend and comrade for so long . |
| 3 | Down at the one-time pavilion that was now the Venetz sisters ' lakeside restaurant , Angelica Venetz had decided that it was time for the big old mallard 's appointment in duck heaven . |
| 4 | Ronni blinked down at the glittering sea that was divided from the craggy landscape by a broad silken ribbon of glittering pale gold sand . |
| 5 | Now the police , the ambulance crews , the crowd , the reporter , were approaching the pit , looking down at the grey shard that was all that was left of the Kershaw Worm . |
| 6 | Instead , people learn to back off at the first sign that somebody might disapprove . |
| 7 | Mad dogs and Englishmen and all that , she mused , glaring up at the hot sun that glared back . |
| 8 | One looks up at the cheery advertisement that reads ‘ Lonely ? |
| 9 | We would therefore encourage the use of the described radiation protection devices , whilst pointing out at the same time that the usual high standards for prevention of ingestion , inhalation or skin absorption of radioactive compounds should still , of course , be maintained . |
| 10 | Clasper screamed back at the chanting mob that they were management lackeys who had been conned by Peters , and sold down the river by Bunker . |
| 11 | Holly no longer looked at him , he stared back at the stunted ruin that had been the office of the Commandant . |
| 12 | Nanny stood on the bridge that spanned the ornamental lake and looked back at the beautiful house that had been her home for the last thirty years . |
| 13 | Why did n't they wait for the passengers to get off first , instead of squeezing themselves , their sacks of wheat and bicycles on at the same time that others were dragging their possessions off ? |
| 14 | On the intellectual front , this unification went on at the same time that in the social history of science specialization was the order of the day . |
| 15 | Then , slightly bemused , he lifted his head and stared round at the cheering crowd that had gathered in the doorway . |