Example sentences of "[adv] [adv prt] at the [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The late sun setting over the mainland lays a bright path over the water , coming right in at the small bay . |
| 2 | ‘ I do n't care ! ’ she told him rebelliously , scowling unhappily down at the small amount of red wine still in her glass . |
| 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 | He looked thoughtfully down at the white box , Mo 's coffin . |
| 5 | Thomas was motor-crazy , she thought , gazing fondly down at the small dungareed figure . |
| 6 | So a sudden death play-off was required to settle the matter and it was almost all over at the 19th hole . |
| 7 | The next morning , he laced up his walking boots while Detective Furness , squinting doubtfully up at the cloudy sky , telephoned the mountain rescue post on the other side of the peak to advise the guide of their intentions . |
| 8 | Paul and Blyth had fallen asleep , and Eric was lying with his hands behind his neck , staring drowsily up at the bright blue . |
| 9 | But I 'd half-learned several languages on my travels , and somehow they each floated familiarly back at the first step on to the matching soil . |
| 10 | The tram schoogled away again , and Maggie gazed eagerly out at the passing scene . |
| 11 | Then he looked peacefully up at the white ceiling again . |
| 12 | Meanwhile back at the Regimental Museum in Gloucester , George Newhouse remembered the moment 41 years ago when the Chinese attacked . |
| 13 | Panting , Ruth looked desperately round at the great host of Women . |
| 14 | 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 . ’ |
| 15 | As the men went out of the door Laura stared glumly over at the young policewoman . |
| 16 | But he seems to have succeeded in executing a ragged but effective withdrawal , hesitating and equivocating his way back at the last session until night fell over the battlefield . |
| 17 | Well we have yes , but some of those that have gone seem to be clawing their way back at the last minute erm Longeaton look to be saved again at very last knockings erm so of course Eastbourne has gone . |
| 18 | Now as I said way back at the very beginning , the greeting and appropriate sociability will set the scene if it 's too short or too long it will doubtlessly alienate the whole process but you can see the domino effect you but you can see the domino effect you |
| 19 | The girl smiled shyly up at the big man behind the wheel and got a friendly grin in return . |
| 20 | The former kart champion has elected to skip Formula Ford and jump straight in at the deep end with Martin Donnelly 's team . |
| 21 | Kennedy , he said , had no previous conviction but in this , his first crime , he had clearly gone straight in at the deep end . |
| 22 | 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 . |
| 23 | 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 . |
| 24 | She made her way across the factory floor and it was when she was nearly back at the occupational health centre that she heard a whistle . |
| 25 | On the top floor of 32 , Mrs Mackintosh stared nervously out at the dark street . |
| 26 | 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 . |
| 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 | Glancing disparagingly down at the mismatched clothing , his mouth twisted . |
| 29 | In any case , the name of the game here seems to be performance-friendly and so you are immediately in at the sharp end with patch number 11 . |
| 30 | I 'm , well I work part-time down at the local library . |