Example sentences of "[vb past] and [vb past] [adv prt] at the " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ That last hedge you jumped , ’ her father said , breaking another seemingly endless silence as he stopped and stared up at the facade of the great house . |
| 2 | He stopped and stared down at the floor . |
| 3 | He stopped and looked up at the tangle of gaunt branches above him . |
| 4 | When she got to the large graph that shows the state of the church-roof appeal , she stopped and looked down at the waiting crowds as if she was a victorious politician looking down on her compliant voters . |
| 5 | Francis stopped and peered down at the complex of buildings . |
| 6 | Indraugnir howled and lashed out at the Bloodthirster with renewed fury , using the last of his fading strength to keep the Blood God 's follower at bay . |
| 7 | Alison came and sat down at the table with Franca . |
| 8 | Riven straightened and glared over at the longhouses . |
| 9 | The boy ran on to the flats where Zeinab lived and rushed in at the entrance . |
| 10 | He frowned and stared down at the grain of the table . |
| 11 | But she had gone only a few paces before she turned and stared back at the door , a strong sense of oddness — of wrongness — holding her in its grip . |
| 12 | When they had gone , Peskova turned and looked up at the house again . |
| 13 | He turned and looked back at the half-covered clinic , at the low exposed walls of the animal house . |
| 14 | She turned and looked down at the handbag , clutched tightly in her hand , and flung it far across the room . |
| 15 | ‘ Well , I 'm off now , ’ she yelled and glared round at the neighbours with her finger on her nose . |
| 16 | Robyn swallowed and glanced out at the pouring rain , glanced at him , at the carved , arrogant profile that irked and thrilled her all at the same time and then at the rain again . |
| 17 | She swallowed and looked down at the duvet , twisting its striped design unhappily between her fingers . |
| 18 | She went and sat down at the stone table and Jack sank down opposite her . |
| 19 | The deep , concerned voice broke through the dark haze of unconsciousness , and she blinked and stared up at the shadowy image of Guy Sterne 's face , bending over her . |
| 20 | Endill hesitated and looked down at the sea crashing against the rocks . |
| 21 | Chuck hesitated and peered out at the teeming streets of Cholon , which they were entering . |
| 22 | Sister Cooney smiled and looked up at the board in front of her as the bell rang . |
| 23 | She paused and looked up at the small gentle fields for the placid yellow outline of the Jersey cow . |
| 24 | Then she paused and peered down at the writhing thread . |
| 25 | She coughed and looked down at the floor . |
| 26 | Suddenly they froze and looked up at the sky . |
| 27 | Marshka shrugged and looked down at the report in front of him . |
| 28 | At the foot of the mound they halted and peered up at the statue , eerie under its glaze of ice , which stared sightlessly far above their heads . |
| 29 | Now he sat and stared out at the Brandenburg Gate , lit by the bloody glow of a German sunset and saw it through a mist of tears . |
| 30 | He sat and stared out at the drizzle-veiled Circle for a while , and then buckled on his sword and left his room . |