Example sentences of "a [noun] [coord] [vb past] at the " in BNC.
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| 1 | Anna heard a noise and looked at the door . |
| 2 | He pulled out a bundle and looked at the first address , but he did n't recognise it . |
| 3 | Look at them — ’ The swan stretched a wing and pointed at the departing ducks . |
| 4 | He took a drink and looked at the other young man . |
| 5 | He lit a cigarette and gazed at the page of his book until the printed words ceased to dance about . |
| 6 | He listened — at first with a curious air of detachment , as if he was an observer from another civilisation , or someone whose own experience had come to an end , someone who was waiting to embark on a journey and looked at the world with vacant eyes , his mind already in transit . |
| 7 | Suddenly one of the Zimbalan bodyguards shouted a warning and lunged at the photographers . |
| 8 | She picked up a book and stared at the firelight , hoping that Finn might get bitten by something slightly venomous . |
| 9 | Benjamin covered the woman 's face with a cloth and sat at the table . |
| 10 | He picked up the sharp knife once more with a frown and growled at the meat as he diced it , imagining that it was Bessie he was carving up . |
| 11 | Jacqui opened the envelope , pulled out a document and looked at the sheet for some long time . |
| 12 | He quit the booth and had just turned the corner when the plain-clothes policeman emerged from an alley and glanced at the bank of kiosks . |
| 13 | She raised an arm and slashed at the dog with it ; it howled , and slunk away . |