Example sentences of "[vb past] [verb] at [pos pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Mrs Alderley gazed stupefied at his rigid back . |
| 2 | He reached across the table and took her hand , which was a nuisance ; he would notice if she tried to look at her watch . |
| 3 | She tried to look at his features . |
| 4 | We stopped to look at your house . |
| 5 | She tried to smile at her mother , — genuinely sorry to have vexed her . |
| 6 | After the shop girl stopped giggling at my enquiry , she explained , handkerchief on mouth , that Brack Loaves with rings inside are a Halloween tradition . |
| 7 | She tried tugging at his arm , but this time he did n't release her even slightly . |
| 8 | Thinking back now , Creggan could still hear the calls of anger and alarm of his parents , as he hissed at the man coming at him and tried to strike at his hands with his beak and talons . |
| 9 | Then there was a long pause during which Sophie drank her coffee and avoided looking at her companion . |
| 10 | She 'd gazed at her plate , then at him . |
| 11 | Many of the rather frowsy old biddies who made their living by singing Gay Nineties songs and cadging drinks from the customers , recognized Ella , and several came to sit at our table to have their pictures taken by the resident camera man . |
| 12 | Young Americans followed us and came to sit at our table after we had finished singing for the night . |
| 13 | Once , Ken came knocking at her door . |
| 14 | Bob Collins did n't like it when the past came knocking at his door . |
| 15 | While she recognised the figure of her cousin 's fiancé , whom she 'd met at their engagement party , the man standing beside him was a complete stranger . |
| 16 | Some of us have to work for our living , I 'd never have got anywhere if I 'd moved at your pace ! ’ |
| 17 | Down in the hold he 'd cracked his shins on the bumper of a small green car and she 'd laughed at his face and kissed him as if he 'd been a kid and for a moment he was thirteen and being hugged by Dave 's big sister , who was certainly large and confusing to thirteen year olds . |
| 18 | A security guard came to smile at our picnic on the grass . |
| 19 | Barricaded inside , Roger Jones , a 52 year old self-employed electrician , who 'd allegedly threatened with a shotgun 3 men who 'd called at his home . |
| 20 | ‘ Perhaps , ’ he agreed before lapsing into silence , but not before she 'd seen his face reflect the pleasure he 'd experienced at her instant recognition of what was clearly one of his favourite recordings . |
| 21 | One day a very poor man came begging at his door . |
| 22 | I 'd sworn at my thick sweater when I packed my bag in the Laura Ashley room , but I 'd be needing it soon . |
| 23 | Mr Shami Hoad , a heating engineer , who arrived at court with his wife Samantha , told Cheltenham magistrates that he 'd arrived at his home at Alma Place in Gloucester in July last year to find 2 strange men in his house . |
| 24 | He 'd grinned , he 'd chuckled at her brother , who was sitting very quiet throughout , rather flushed and excited-looking though . |
| 25 | A BOY yesterday told how he had developed dizzy spells and a craving for chocolate soon after a nurse accused of murdering four children came to live at his home . |
| 26 | Thérèse came to kneel at his feet . |
| 27 | Her skin seemed to burn at their touch . |
| 28 | She tensed to spring at her escort , but relaxed slightly when she heard the familiar voice : ‘ I hope I remember the stories correctly . ’ |
| 29 | I railed at the NSS typesetters and then happened to look at my own copy and saw that the mistake was entirely mine . |
| 30 | He looked north to where the City ended abruptly on the shores of the icy Baltic , then turned to smile at his personal secretary , Chang Shih-sen . |