Example sentences of "[adv prt] [conj] [vb past] at the " in BNC.
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| 1 | A woman walked in and sat at the middle of the counter — Maxim had chosen the furthest end . |
| 2 | I was in charge of weekly wages and organized shifts and hours , as well as keeping a check on the quantities of tomatoes brought in and weighed at the entrance of the factory . |
| 3 | She hoisted the baby on to her hip and dragging a chair close up to the television set , sat down and stared at the blank screen . |
| 4 | He sat down and stared at the gifts quite speechless . |
| 5 | She knelt down and stared at the smaller words below it . |
| 6 | Now he knelt down and looked at the dead girl curiously . |
| 7 | Remembering a detail with sudden clarity , Charles knelt down and looked at the left-hand side of the front bumper . |
| 8 | Dickinson sat down and looked at the adjutant , appalled . |
| 9 | Now , you 've all been down and looked at the state of the playground below . |
| 10 | He lunched at a pub on the way down and arrived at the Incident Room shortly before two . |
| 11 | He sat down and pushed at the lid with one filthy paw . |
| 12 | He turned over and stared at the sky . |
| 13 | She turned over and looked at the illuminated dial of her alarm clock . |
| 14 | He walked over and rattled at the locked door . |
| 15 | knew something was on and nudged at the clouds . |
| 16 | Antony turned the grill off and looked at the dark brown slices of bread . |
| 17 | She tipped her head up and looked at the sky , biting her lip . |
| 18 | I stood up and looked at the Feldwebel . |
| 19 | He stood up and looked at the following wagon . |
| 20 | He sat up and stared at the sky in wonder . |
| 21 | Someone had left a copy of the evening paper beside him , and he picked it up and glanced at the headline . |
| 22 | She stood up and grinned at the old man who owed her his life . |
| 23 | The Archon ignored him , stood up and shouted at the disappearing figure . |
| 24 | At last she looked up and smiled at the cat 's owner . |
| 25 | Alida went out and stared at the empty letter cage in the hall , called sharply after the man , that there had been some mistake . |
| 26 | Remembering the cheque , she went upstairs to get it , she flattened it out and stared at the signature . |
| 27 | His fingers came out and hovered at the side of her head . |
| 28 | It is just conceivable that the Inland Revenue , thicketed about with legislation and case law , might think these provisions of the Income Tax Acts had some concern for a transaction of that nature , but that is hardly a view which could be shared by one who got out and looked at the wood as a whole . |
| 29 | Her mother came out and stood at the gate waving until Caro had walked out of sight , and Caro had to force herself not to run to escape that imploring cloying gaze . |
| 30 | ’ Alistair tipped his head back and stared at the coagulated window . |