Example sentences of "[vb past] [adv] at [pron] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Robyn heard his footsteps crossing the hall and she wiped furiously at her damp face with the sleeve of his gown , rushing to the door , pressing her body firmly against it . |
| 2 | When he lifted his head , gazed down at her stunned face , her bruised and swollen mouth , his measured gaze was brilliant with banked-down emotion . |
| 3 | He gazed down at her troubled face . |
| 4 | His moist mouth suckled , and when she gazed down at his rapt , contented face she knew that she was lost to him . |
| 5 | She judged the garden to be about two acres in extent , and rejoiced anew at her amazing luck . |
| 6 | She winced inwardly at his abrasive tone . |
| 7 | One result was the triumphant expansion of some charitable organizations , which rejoiced both at their new-found importance and at the Government 's munificence . |
| 8 | His eyes narrowed speculatively at her tart tone . |
| 9 | Once or twice as they waited for the ceremonial to begin he saw the eyes of the Annamese sovereign shift anxiously in their direction and he dabbed occasionally at his pale perspiring face with a silken handkerchief that he held concealed in one of his voluminous sleeves . |
| 10 | ‘ Laura … ! ’ he groaned , a deep , compulsive inner hunger shaking his tall figure as her hands trailed gently downwards , following the dark arrow of hair over the taut muscles of his stomach , which clenched violently at her soft touch . |
| 11 | ‘ You do n't deserve this , Robyn , my girl , ’ she muttered mournfully at her misted reflection . |
| 12 | It lashed out at its non-existent attacker , groping through the plaster-dust with encrusted , mutated talons . |
| 13 | Snowdrops , crocuses , daffodils , aubretia and several varieties of heather bloomed there at their respective times . |
| 14 | As I scrubbed away at my remaining teeth I reflected upon the number of obituaries of men in their early sixties which I 'd read in The Times over the course of the past few weeks , and I wondered whether the Great Reaper was running a special line in the age group for some divine , mysterious end , and if so , I thought , I might be next , and then they 'd be sorry . |
| 15 | 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 . |
| 16 | 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 . |
| 17 | The trouble started when around a hundred and fifty travellers arrived back at their illegal camp after a wedding . |
| 18 | Two days later , Mark arrived back at his temporary office to check the in-tray and tie up any loose ends . |
| 19 | He frowned sharply at her bent head as she poured another cup of coffee for both of them . |
| 20 | Lambert climbed hard at his descending target . |
| 21 | But this skill was replaced by the inclined table which simply had the slime/water mix fed on at its top end , the stream of water carrying away the waste . |
| 22 | She glanced down at her new , stylish dress , ran her fingers through her shorn tresses and remembered all the effort she had gone to . |
| 23 | Isabel glanced down at her injured finger . |
| 24 | Roman glanced down at her still figure , his face in shadow . |
| 25 | Jessamy glanced down at her paint-stained jeans . |
| 26 | He glanced down at her flushed face in its frame of wild hair . |
| 27 | Alain looked more grim than ever , but his looks softened as he glanced down at her white face . |
| 28 | She glanced down at her magnificent dress and the rich emerald jewellery glistening on her hands and throat , her mother 's favourite gems . |
| 29 | Edouard glanced down at his thin gold de Chavigny watch . |
| 30 | He glanced down at his thick cock , which was standing up like a telegraph pole . |