Example sentences of "[coord] [vb past] [verb] at the [adj] " in BNC.

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1 As soon as they were amongst the shuttered houses of Edinburgh , Corbett slowed down and turned to grin at the pale , terrified face of Ranulf .
2 Mobuto climbed out slowly and turned to wave at the waiting photographers .
3 In the wives ' hostel Jocelyn finished unpacking and turned to look at the other occupant of the room a pleasant woman of thirty five who had introduced herself as Jane Smith .
4 The porter fell to his knees and began to scrabble at the soft soil next to the wooden scaffold pole .
5 Where or with whom James received his training is not known , but by 1783 he was established in London ; and in that year he announced himself by publishing a pamphlet on A Method of Constructing Vapour Baths , and began to exhibit at the Royal Academy .
6 She looked at Mairi , who happened to glance over and catch her eye ; and the woman howled and started to moan at the very sight of the wee lass .
7 I felt thrilled to be back in Abyssinia and stared entranced at the arid landscape of the Danakil desert .
8 Before the fighting started in 1948 , some Palestinians had even arranged to take a holiday in case of hostilities and had called at the Lebanese consulate in Palestine to pick up a visa for Beirut .
9 He shook his head and continued to stare at the old man , but there was pleading in his voice now .
10 Harry switched off the engine and sat staring at the big , grey , stone-built mansion with a sense of shock .
11 He lost by 2,412 votes but returned to win at the General Election three months later with a majority of over 3,000 .
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