Example sentences of "and [vb past] at the old [noun sg] " in BNC.
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1 | She went up to the bedroom and gazed at the old four-poster , hardly noticing the faded splendour of its blue and gold canopy as she scrutinised the decorated wooden frieze that ran along the top . |
2 | She stood up and grinned at the old man who owed her his life . |
3 | Mike pushed the papers back across the desk and looked at the Old Man , who raised his eyebrows questioningly . |
4 | Monks hesitated and looked at the old man , but Mr Brownlow 's expression was so serious and determined that the younger man realized it was pointless to protest . |
5 | The child stared towards it as if in recognition of something held in memory ; then she turned and looked at the old woman , who was sitting on the couch unlacing her boots , and she said , ‘ You have a garden . ’ |