Example sentences of "[adv] he [verb] [adv prt] at " in BNC.

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1 So he booked in at the John Radcliffe Cardiac Unit … close to his home in Marlow .
2 Denis made no acknowledgement but before turning away he looked up at the sky , now completely hidden in dark cloud .
3 As he walked away he looked back at me , ‘ Better eat it , Scottish , ’ he said , with a serious look on his face .
4 Moments later he drew up at Hell Bunker , a deep , sprawling dune that once was the most famous bunker in all of St Andrews .
5 After 22 unsuccessful runs with different trainers , owner Peter Savill sent Chaplins Club to Chapman — and two races later he trotted up at Beverley in 1985 .
6 Now he looked over at Cameron , taking stock of the quizzical lift of his right eyebrow when he looked out below his black fringe , the down-turn of his mouth under his long curved nose , and began to recapitulate his argument with care , uncomfortably aware that Angus might think he was trying not to sound drunk .
7 Karr had been staring away almost abstractedly ; now he looked back at Chen .
8 Now he looked down at the table top , then sideways at his colleagues and back at Cameron .
9 Now he pops up at Rupert Murdoch 's Sky TV , as a pundit .
10 Slowly he removed the hat and slowly he looked down at it , his vision blurred by alcohol , but for all anyone knew it could have been tears .
11 The little shrimp giggled , then he looked up at her and then at me and said : ‘ I do n't care if you smack my bottom , Mummy .
12 And then he looked up at the front window .
13 Then he looked up at the Trunchbull , then at the tall stringy cook with her lemon-juice mouth .
14 Then he looked up at me .
15 Then he looked up at the new young golden eagle who had been available under special government licence and brought in as her replacement .
16 Then he looked up at the black smoke which came from the Forfarshire 's funnel .
17 Then he looked up at her .
18 Gosse was silent a moment , then he looked up at Rosten .
19 Then he looked up at Rostov and saluted .
20 Then he looked up at Fei Yen , his strong features formed into a smile of pleasure .
21 He enjoyed his meal , and then he looked up at the waiter , smiled and said , ‘ I have n't got any money , you know .
22 Then he looked up at the sky , and saw the plane just before it went behind a cloud on its way to Port au Prince airport .
23 Then he looked up at the portrait of Sir Humphrey Agnew and smiled .
24 He was silent for a moment , staring at the floor , then he looked up at Rachel again .
25 Then he looked round at the roses climbing the old red walls , the pink and white flowers on the fruit trees , and the birds and the butterflies everywhere .
26 Then he looked down at the enormous cake .
27 Then he looked down at her and the similarity was gone .
28 Then he looked down at Dr Ali .
29 Then he looked down at his feet .
30 Then he looked back at the teacher .
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