Example sentences of "[vb past] [adv] at the [noun] and " in BNC.
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| 31 | Wycliffe glanced back at the house and again saw the seated figure in the upstairs room , but now he had the impression that the figure was facing him , looking out of the side window . |
| 32 | He glanced back at the house and she wondered who was in the kitchen . |
| 33 | Ensconced in his car a moment later — and goodness , it felt luxurious ! — she glanced back at the foyer and saw that the other girl stood there staring with narrowed , suspicious eyes . |
| 34 | Claudia glanced round at the cream and green furnishings , noting the comfortable double bed before opening the other door . |
| 35 | She was silent while the girl unloaded the tray then when they were alone again she shook out her serviette , glanced round at the others and said , ‘ When we 've had our lunch , Ken , you can take me to watch the donkey derby and we 'll leave these two to talk . ’ |
| 36 | Van Gelder broke off to accept a sheet of paper from a seaman who had appeared in the doorway , glanced briefly at the message and handed it without a word to Talbot , who read it in turn , muttered something inaudible and swung his legs to the deck . |
| 37 | If I had found the cramped interior of the U-boat at Kiel oppressive , it was nothing to the claustrophobia I felt inside the midget submarine , and I marvelled again at the courage and calm that had enabled Place and his crew to live a daily life in such surroundings , far less undertake and brilliantly accomplish their mission . |
| 38 | Ten minutes later , Garvey knocked softly at the door and Gabriel let him in along with Lucie , Izzie and the musicians . |
| 39 | A little later , she glanced again at the book and said : ‘ A side of life I know nothing about . |
| 40 | The doves flew in at the mouths and made their nests inside . |
| 41 | It was n't until he called in at the vicarage and found the vicar shot , stabbed , strangled and poisoned that I gave up completely . |
| 42 | He pulled up at the pumps and the attendant , a young black wearing green coveralls and cap bearing the petrol company 's logo , approached and leaned down to the open window . |
| 43 | He pulled up at the bridge and got out to show me the concrete cancer . |
| 44 | He pulled up at the farm and got out to open the door for her before she could move . |
| 45 | Tied up at the end and |
| 46 | What she did see was hair the colour of rich , ruby port wine , swept up , somehow , from the forehead and hanging past her shoulders in a heavy , shining mass that curled under at the sides and bottom like a long page-boy bob . |
| 47 | For a moment she stared down at the stains and the roses , and then she walked away . |
| 48 | She stared down at the floor and the remains of what had been a human being . |
| 49 | This only discomfited the coroner further , he stared down at the floor and shuffled his feet like some clumsy schoolboy . |
| 50 | He stared down at the desk and spoke in a voice that was barely audible . |
| 51 | The mysterious figure stared down at the tomb and then turned . |
| 52 | Coming to the gate , he looked in at the cottage and instantly recognized the fourth photograph in Heather 's collection . |
| 53 | I use it for a wide sleeve gathered in at the bottom and I have knitted the main part of the garment with a 2x1 welt . |
| 54 | He looked down at the girl and was moved . |
| 55 | She looked down at the xerox and shook her head . |
| 56 | She looked down at the sandal and with one worn finger gently moved the heel to and fro on its fragile shred of skin . |
| 57 | Fiver looked down at the water and twitched his ears . |
| 58 | She looked down at the floor and made the slightest movement with one hand . |
| 59 | Rilla looked down at the floor and said nothing . |
| 60 | The Archbishop looked down at the floor and shook his head . |