Example sentences of "[adv] and [vb past] at " in BNC.
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| 1 | She stopped suddenly and gazed at him . |
| 2 | The time flew past and we got onto the ferry at 4.00pm and sailed at 5.00pm . |
| 3 | One of the sentries reported inside and returned at once . |
| 4 | Constantly looking back , Richmann hurried inside and waved at the sentries . |
| 5 | His fingers dispensed with the buttons on the front of her dress and his hands , warm and firm and so , so clever , slipped inside and teased at the lace of her bra . |
| 6 | Mr Havel , who has a genius for pinpointing the absurd , smiled gently and sipped at some mineral water . |
| 7 | He kicked gently and rose at an angle towards the ceiling . |
| 8 | He helped her to cream and sugar , then , taking his own black , sat down opposite and looked at her . |
| 9 | He rolled over , and spread his loosened limbs in the bed , he opened windows , he went to the Tate Gallery alone and looked at the dissolving blue and gold air of Turner 's Norham Castle . |
| 10 | They started their break at one o'clock and finished at two . |
| 11 | But Sheila danced in gaily at six o'clock and smiled at her father to show off the triumph of orthodontics . |
| 12 | They attended an opera together and flirted at a ball . |
| 13 | Robyn ground her teeth together and glared at him . |
| 14 | That night , they sat on the ice together and gazed at the sky . |
| 15 | Are you and sulphur together and looked at the the way in which they combined . |
| 16 | The museum man placed his fingertips together and nodded at Davide as he took trouble to explain , and the colour flowed back from Davide 's cheeks and he slipped the coin into his pocket , with its two faces that were neither mirror images of one another , nor replicas , but a false double , an inexact repeat . |
| 17 | THE Prince and Princess of Wales went to lunch together yesterday , but arrived separately and sat at different tables . |
| 18 | She looked away and stared at the fire again . |
| 19 | She broke away and stared at him . |
| 20 | He pulled his hands away and stared at Lord Henry with wild eyes . |
| 21 | He pushed his plate away and stared at Rodriguez . |
| 22 | She half turned away and stared at the horizon . |
| 23 | Now she could feel the solid muscle of her daughter 's arms and she wanted to lean against her and draw comfort and strength ; but she pulled away and looked at Phoebe with that straight , clear , appraising look that was her hallmark . |
| 24 | He took his hand away and looked at the smear of red blood on his fingers . |
| 25 | I remember being with him when a drunken drug addict , brought to his door by Sgt. Hendry , broke away and lunged at Chief Fyvie bringing up his hand-cuffed wrists to strike the chief in the face . |
| 26 | She lost control finally and screamed at him in panic . |
| 27 | Their twelve-year-old son had crept downstairs and listened at the door . |
| 28 | ( Grunte settled down comfortably and glanced at his Daily Mail ; Angela never used one word where three would ‘ suffice ’ . ) |
| 29 | Boudariah , she began , slowly repeating his name as she settled herself more comfortably and tugged at her long , old-fashioned mask . |
| 30 | We followed him outside and sat at the tin table under the tree . |