Example sentences of "and [verb] [adv prt] at a [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The farmer and I went over and gazed down at a circular black object about half an inch across floating on the surface of the milk . |
| 2 | So I got on the Greyhound Bus for a six-hour ride to Washington and checked in at a cheap hotel opposite the bus depot . |
| 3 | We 'll make a hypothetical traverse from Easter Island on the East Pacific Rise ( an oceanic ridge , remember ) right across South America as far as the Mid-Atlantic Ridge , so we 'll be starting at one plate margin , crossing a second and ending up at a third , each of them , of course , marked by a major belt of seismic activity [ see Fig. 2 ] . |
| 4 | Sean gathered up the reins and drove off at a smart pace . |
| 5 | He walked back , around the huge tyres , and squinted up at a long , high tube that stretched from the building . |
| 6 | He would smile and move off at a steady pace , his friends with him . |
| 7 | Blackbirds , sparrows , robins , and other birds whose names Vic does n't know , skip and hop about at a discreet distance from the magpies . |
| 8 | She stood by the window , and looked out at a grey cat on a grey wall in the grey road . |
| 9 | It was Martin who took the reins and as he cried , ‘ Gee-up ! you there , you flibbertigibbet ! ’ the horse , as if recognising the voice , tossed its head and went off at a spanking pace down the road , and as they laughed , Harry said , ‘ Would you believe it ! |
| 10 | The animal took no notice and clopped on at a steady plodding pace through the narrow turning . |
| 11 | She failed her eleven-plus and ended up at a local secondary modern school , which turned out to be a blessing in disguise . |
| 12 | He turned randomly at right angles , and set off at a lolloping run . |
| 13 | Exuberantly believing that he alone was responsible for the separation and still moved by a powerfully purifying sense of goodness and rightness , Hope paid his modest bill the next morning , left a parting note for George , checked himself from asking to see Mary , promised — though he lied — to return and set off at a tremendous pace for Hause Point . |
| 14 | While the creature sought height for another sweep Hrun scrambled to his feet and set off at a dead run for the woods at the edge of the arena . |
| 15 | ‘ Best be movin , ’ he said and they swung open the gate and set off at a jaunty pace back up the lane towards the main road . |
| 16 | And she turned away , Midnight 's shoes striking sparks in the darkness , and set off at a fast trot in the direction of Sam Sylvester 's semi-detached in Acacia Avenue . |
| 17 | I arrived just after dinner at night , so we were taken into the kitchen and sat down at a huge table on which were chicken legs , lamb chops , steak , dishes of three or four veg and told to help ourselves and did we ! |