Example sentences of "[vb past] [pron] [verb] [adv] at the " in BNC.
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| 1 | A noisily closing door made them glance up at the ship 's sunlit bridge . |
| 2 | As I approached I looked wonderingly at the slight figure with the soft fairish hair falling over his brow , at the holed cardigan and muck-encrusted wellingtons . |
| 3 | Her feather bobbed up and down in indignation as she talked , and Fowler , who had no wish to gaze into her eyes , found himself flinching instead at the sight of Paul Franklin 's bright yellow socks . |
| 4 | Worrell had been vice-captain against England in 1953–4 , but when Australia toured a year later the selectors ' feet , apparently , had turned cold ; Denis Atkinson , who had little captaincy experience , was made Stollmeyer 's deputy , and as Stollmeyer then missed three Tests through injury , found himself pitched in at the deep end . |
| 5 | The gate swung outwards , and he found himself looking up at the massive head of a yawning dragon with creased cheek and jowl and a lolling red tongue . |
| 6 | When Tucker caught himself shrugging apologetically at the parrots he knew he was out of his depth . |
| 7 | And then , as his eye flicked mechanically over the page , it caught something tucked away at the bottom of one of the columns . |
| 8 | Ace found herself looking up at the sky . |
| 9 | She found herself looking covertly at the bed , which had so much the air of being from a foreign country . |
| 10 | Mary found herself looking down at the small dapper figure of Sidney Watkins , manager of the Berkeley Chase for the last ten years . |
| 11 | Next morning Lucy found herself seated alone at the corner table , and when Jean brought her breakfast she learnt that Silas and Matt had left earlier to help the farm manager move cattle into different fields . |
| 12 | " We provide extra food and drink so that your great-grandfather can bring the spirits of other famous patriots and scholars to join our celebration , " her mother had explained in a whisper , and Lan , remembering this , found herself peering apprehensively at the spare chopsticks to see if any of them showed signs of moving . |
| 13 | When Nell did n't reply , he turned to see if she had heard him ; found her staring fixedly at the sign . |
| 14 | ‘ We 've all got to share , ’ she said , as they passed through the swing doors and found themselves looking down at the courtyard of the Museum . |
| 15 | Remember Ah asked ye to go slowly at the start ? |
| 16 | Mrs Fry went straight to the kitchen , told us to sit down at the table , opened the oven ( split-level cooker , of course ) and got out a huge pot . |
| 17 | He stepped forward and allowed him to snip away at the stitching . |
| 18 | They heard him battering furiously at the panels and shouting hoarsely : ‘ What do you want with him ? |
| 19 | Rachaela made herself look back at the white face of her child . |
| 20 | James watched me prodding away at the knitting for a while , and I sensed his helplessness . |
| 21 | I was confident I could wear her down eventually , but I certainly never expected her to come across at the first time of asking . |
| 22 | No , it was not Jenny who made him look askance at the legacy . |
| 23 | But something made him glance up at the lounge window as he approached . |
| 24 | Of course I asked him to look carefully at the locked room , but we did n't find anything important . ’ |
| 25 | Second hurdle , managed it a bit better , gave him the signal three strides from the jump , felt him lift off at the right time , felt his assurance flow back and his faith in me revive , even if provisionally . |
| 26 | They danced two dances together — or , rather , one and a half , for in the middle of the second , a waltz , he complained of feeling hot and giddy and she took him to sit out at the side . |
| 27 | Chen , watching Karr , saw a small movement in the big man 's face ; saw him look up at the woman appreciatively . |
| 28 | How did you go on at the fox hunt today ? |
| 29 | Yes and did you stay on at the hospital then ? |
| 30 | How did you get on at the doctor 's ? |