Example sentences of "[vb past] [v-ing] [adv] at the [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Then he tried smiling back at the serious-faced child , for this must surely be a tease . |
| 2 | Next moment the swirling fog in the alley was suddenly lit to a brilliant white by the head lamps of the car which came roaring in at the far end . |
| 3 | Graham grinned looking over at the two Art School girls , who were now sitting on the floor on the other side of the room , talking to each other . |
| 4 | Tallis followed glancing back at the huge carvings , their grotesque faces watching her , some compassionately , some with mocking expressions . |
| 5 | Despite ominous clouds hanging over the Malvern Hills , the crowds began arriving early at the Three Counties Showground.The Spring Gardening Show has become the regional equivalent of the Chelsea event . |
| 6 | But Professor Avenarius was late , and I kept watching the woman ; she was alone at the pool , standing waist-deep in the water , and she kept looking up at the young lifeguard in sweatpants who was teaching her to swim . |
| 7 | I kept looking up at the Royal Box and thinking , ‘ Stevie Foster would have stood there . ’ ’ |
| 8 | Bill Pritchard , whom we left going ashore at the Old Mole with his demolition control party and Philip Walton 's demolition squad , protected by Tiger Watson 's men , moved into the Old Town in commando fashion : each party , indeed each man , when alone , moved towards the target without waiting for support . |
| 9 | Joseph said glancing up at the serious young man . |
| 10 | By now they were in the square , and stood gazing up at the gilded splendour of the cathedral 's spire and turrets , bright in the low November sun . |
| 11 | They stood gazing out at the few early swallows looping around the hazy , fragrant air . |
| 12 | ‘ I suppose you want me to go first , ’ said Caspar as they stood looking up at the open window , which was grimy and smeary , but much lower than the other windows . |
| 13 | Instead , she went to the window and stood looking out at the vast starry sky . |
| 14 | She stood looking down at the tiny fireplace . |
| 15 | They both stood looking down at the poor sufferer , neither speaking . |
| 16 | Shutting the door softly behind her , Theda tiptoed to the bed and stood looking down at the still figure in some alarm . |
| 17 | I made a mug of decaf and sat looking round at the crumbling plaster ceiling , the curdled paintwork , the tatty carpet and the flophouse furnishings . |
| 18 | David sat looking down at the empty wine glass that he was turning round and round between his hands . |
| 19 | And now , as he sat staring fixedly at the floral configuration on the faded green carpet , he felt a little sad as he thought of Laura , his wife for only the last couple of years . |
| 20 | She stood staring down at the fresh earth of the new grave , at the wooden cross bearing her mother 's name and she could not believe that this nightmare was real . |
| 21 | Yawning ponderously , he put Clytemnestra outside the back door and while he waited for her , stood staring emptily at the cloudless , star-filled sky . |