Example sentences of "[verb] [adv prt] at his [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | For a moment , it could have been a second only , he sat rigidly gazing down at his clasped hands . |
| 2 | ‘ I did n't expect them to have guns , ’ said Kellerman , gazing down at his stricken , companion . |
| 3 | She levered herself up on an elbow , gazing down at his handsome , tanned face . |
| 4 | He beamed down at his own plate , then cast a glance of concern at hers , a plain grilled escalope with tomatoes . |
| 5 | His moist mouth suckled , and when she gazed down at his rapt , contented face she knew that she was lost to him . |
| 6 | For this purpose he built up at his own expense a large collection of apparatus , which by 1723 he valued at £400 . |
| 7 | He looks up at his direct opposite Martin and then adds , ‘ Secretly I agree with him and he agrees with me , and we both agree to differ … |
| 8 | He looks up at his direct opposite Martin and then adds , ‘ Secretly I agree with him and he agrees with me , and we both agree to differ … |
| 9 | On the way back with the dirty cup and the milkless liquid Hilary Seymour-Strachey once more looked around at his own exhibition with the expression of frank self-approval Greg had noticed before . |
| 10 | Yes , he thought , looking down at his own long hands ; the tiger 's teeth are soft now , his eyes grown dull . |
| 11 | Freeborn was looking down at his big toes with mild distaste as if they were errant members whose deficiencies had only now become apparent to him . |
| 12 | As he fed , and she sat looking down at his absorbed face and regularly pumping jaws , his eyes tight closed and his clenched fist resting lightly on her skin , she slid into the blissfully familiar peace of it , even enjoying the faint sense of shame that came with the pleasure . |
| 13 | Something in the tone of his voice reached her and she found herself unlocking the door , opening it , looking up at his hard , handsome face with wary eyes . |
| 14 | Looking back at his forlorn figure as the car had accelerated away , she 'd wondered if there might be some way to set him back on his rails . |
| 15 | He was looking back at his own life , at the daughter he might have had , and she fulfilled that fantasy . |
| 16 | The right leg follows it and the student arrives back at his original stance . |
| 17 | Rachel jumped as though burnt , turning to stare down at his hard thigh , then saw the phone in his hand , her eyes shooting to his through her lashes . |
| 18 | Well Mark 's going in at his own risk , see ? |
| 19 | Eachuinn Odhar did not look up at his tall son . |
| 20 | A glance up at his mocking face was answer enough . |
| 21 | ALTHOUGH John Kirwan might be in a honeymoon mood at the moment after the whole All Black team turned up at his recent marriage in Italy ( see pages 54 and 65 ) , his good humour is unlikely to last too long if the NZRFU meeting on December 12 and 13th decides to take action against him over his public announcement that he would not make himself available for the All Blacks if Auckland coach John Hart is not Grizz Wyllie 's successor as national coach . |
| 22 | That their friendship endured explains why next day Seth showed up at his old friend 's house , grinning , freshly showered and dressed , barely able to stand . |
| 23 | Two days later , Mark arrived back at his temporary office to check the in-tray and tie up any loose ends . |
| 24 | The Doctor began to clamber out of his suit , peering around at his immediate surroundings . |
| 25 | With a small , helpless moan she surrendered to the muscular arms tightening like a vice about her , gazing up at his hawk-like features thrown into sharp , dramatic relief by the pale moonlight , and trembling at the dangerous gleam in the eyes devouring her from beneath their heavy lids . |
| 26 | Her slender body trembled helplessly as she lay gazing up at his tall , lithe figure , her normally pale cheeks covered by a hectic flush of rising excitement . |
| 27 | Smith was unkindly greeted by one of the most difficult of first balls — dragging him forward , zooming in at his front pad , then ducking away at speed . |
| 28 | Edouard glanced down at his thin gold de Chavigny watch . |
| 29 | He glanced down at his thick cock , which was standing up like a telegraph pole . |
| 30 | Jean-Paul glanced down at his own suit , which was too tight for him , and damned uncomfortable . |