Example sentences of "then [verb] [adv prt] at the [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ My Lady Maude will come to the tournament , ’ he said , then looking up at the friar , tapped the side of his fleshy nose . |
| 2 | But Gran accepted it , patting her hand and then looking round at the clock as if to remind herself life had to go on . |
| 3 | Wyn shook his head , then glanced round at the circle of villagers and the wailing old woman . |
| 4 | Every half-minute or so , he peered over at the Loran navigation indicator — as if looking at it would make the numbers showing their position change more rapidly — then glanced up at the sky as if there was something to be divined in the matted darkness that could warn him of approaching doom . |
| 5 | Then the enormous effort that he had to make to move away from her , rolling heavily on to his back and then staring up at the sky . |
| 6 | She let go of Adam 's arm and rose ; then looked up at the man who stood there . |
| 7 | She looked past the strolling holidaymakers at the gaily-painted shops along the front , then looked up at the hillside and , beyond it , the Wall , towering over all . |
| 8 | Tubby took one swallow and then looked up at the Colonel . |
| 9 | ‘ If you do n't keep in that fall , I 'm stopping your sweets , ’ he said , and then looked down at the mass of Arthur on the ground . |
| 10 | ‘ See what I mean ? ’ he demanded of Laura , who gave me a quick , apologetic glance , then looked down at the table . |
| 11 | And for the first time , she got a response , for Isobel bobbed her head slightly and then looked down at the infant in the cot . |
| 12 | Tolonen sniffed , then looked back at the squad leader . |
| 13 | The two men laughed quietly , then looked back at the statue . |
| 14 | Rohmer took a step towards them , still massaging his hand and then looked back at the girl . |
| 15 | She stared at Tuan Ti Fo then looked back at the boy , a new respect entering her expression . |
| 16 | Li Shai Tung shrugged — the slightest movement of his shoulders — then looked back at the image . |
| 17 | Chen stared at him , momentarily frightened by the power of the man , then looked back at the screen . |
| 18 | He gave a little wave of the hand and then stared out at the traffic , past the lordly oak and its huge yellow ribbon . |
| 19 | ‘ No more chocolate , thanks , ’ she said again , then stared down at the topaz surrounded by a cluster of diamonds which Vitor had slid on to the third finger of her left hand . |
| 20 | She glanced briefly at Twoflower , as one might look at a piece of furniture , then glared down at the man on the bed . |
| 21 | He poured the tea into a mug , added milk and sugar , then sat down at the table and began to eat and drink . |
| 22 | Carol gave him his tea then sat down at the table next to Plummer , who carried on eating . |