Example sentences of "[adv] at the old man " in BNC.
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| 1 | First the social worker went in at the old man 's request , and tried to persuade the daughter and son-in-law to leave . |
| 2 | He stopped , staring up at the old man , his face filled with an intent curiosity . |
| 3 | Kim stood there a moment longer , staring up at the old man . |
| 4 | The tale is all too familiar , but in this case it has a tragic poignancy : Leopold 's heart was broken by his son 's defection , and the rift between them remained unhealed even at the old man 's death . |
| 5 | I looked round the room , then I looked again at the old man . |