Example sentences of "[coord] [vb past] [adv] [verb] at [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | If the Justice of the Forest discovered that a wood was without a woodward , or that a woodward had not taken the oath or had not appeared at the Forest Eyre to be sworn , or neglected his duty , or committed trespasses in the forest , the wood in question was seized for the king , but the owner was usually allowed to recover it on payment of a fine . |
| 2 | She , and could , found she could not fly and laid there looking at the sky . |
| 3 | Alice smiled and nodded , and got up to stand at the window , looking out . |
| 4 | After a while she came over to Tallis and bent down to peer at the human . |
| 5 | Luce made a sweeping gesture with one arm and tried not to wince at the pain . |
| 6 | Busacher snorted , drank , and wandered over to look at the long table which had been set up right down the centre of Willi 's big living room . |
| 7 | We visited the Legion 's museum the following day and wandered round looking at the different flags of the units which had fought all over the world for 150 years . |
| 8 | And I had one rehearsal of two Bach pieces which were really difficult and I was com , feeling completely frantic during the break in rehearsal , and went over to look at the music and some fellow called Don bounded over to me and said , oh you ca n't be you know you sh ca n't be looking at that now , ba , la dee da dee da ! |
| 9 | They had one drink — Maxim had never seen anyone order a triple Scotch before — and went on to eat at a roadside café . |
| 10 | He put one hand out ; she put out hers and gripped his forearm , looked up briefly and made a noise which might have been " thanks " , and went on working at the strap of her shoe . |
| 11 | On a fine spring morning the three grandsons got up early and went out to look at the bee-hives which they kept in the forest . |
| 12 | He was taken to the local police station , charged and bailed out to return at a later date . |
| 13 | I came down the steps of the Ashbery that morning and burst out laughing at the heat . |
| 14 | Fran closed the door and stood silently looking at the mess . |
| 15 | He did n't even ask the next question but went on looking at the Consul General expectantly . |
| 16 | They came in but did not look at the cups . |