Example sentences of "[vb past] and [verb] [adv] at the " in BNC.
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| 1 | Athelstan stopped and stared hard at the coroner . |
| 2 | They re-climbed the steps to the granite flags and there Karl turned and looked again at the statue , his face still sunken and sour . |
| 3 | He turned and looked across at the valet . |
| 4 | Cranston turned and grinned evilly at the beggar . |
| 5 | She turned and pummelled furiously at the rock wall with her fists . |
| 6 | The Bishop sighed and gazed wearily at the opposite wall . |
| 7 | Angry Labour MPs jeered and pointed accusingly at the Liberal Democrats as the Speaker read out the count . |
| 8 | Was this what the murderer had done , leaving fingerprints which were by now enlarged and recorded and locked away at the police station , waiting to be produced at the trial ? |
| 9 | She grasped the table , trying to stand up , slipped and grabbed wildly at the cloth , sending plates , glasses , wine bottle , crashing to the ground , and then with an inner groan of dismay she watched the stone terrace rush abruptly towards her face before everything went dark . |
| 10 | Miss Honey paused and looked carefully at the child . |
| 11 | Funny … he said and glanced absently at the paper . |
| 12 | Tom stopped at the corner where the shop stood and looked across at the Fire Station . |
| 13 | When Sara awoke and looked outside at the deep cloudless blue sky , she guessed that her hostess was also scanning it with equal pleasure . |