Example sentences of "[adv prt] at the [noun sg] as " in BNC.
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| 1 | She looked down at the ice as she spoke . |
| 2 | Quickly dragging her gaze from his splendid body , Polly stared with intense concentration up at the mainsail , then down at the compass as embarrassment flamed her face . |
| 3 | Bridhe smiled down at the baby as she panted up the stairs again . |
| 4 | Glancing down at the package as though it might just possibly bite , she took a deep breath and began to unpick the sellotape that held it intact . |
| 5 | But I will never forget that time we both watched your father walking back and forth in front of the summerhouse , looking down at the ground as though he hoped to find some precious jewel he had dropped there . ’ |
| 6 | I was practically up at the top as well , I was really pissed off , just sitting there for like , for two hours , whilst my dad went all the way down to the bottom of this thing . |
| 7 | Maggie gazed anxiously up at the sky as she and Nevil emerged from the Sauchiehall Street picture house that he 'd taken her to . |
| 8 | Like dacite domes , rhyolite domes often form within the crater of a preexisting volcano , but they may equally well pop up at the surface as isolated extrusions , not visibly related to any volcano . |
| 9 | He rested his dark head against the pillows and gazed up at the ceiling as he spoke . |
| 10 | up at the back as well there . |
| 11 | About 20 travellers turned up at the court as one of their group , Gary Frost , 28 , father of a year-old daughter , was due to appear from custody . |
| 12 | You 'll pick me up at the flat as usual on your way into town this evening , Rory ? ’ |
| 13 | Carol looked up at the weathercock as the car drew up at her house in the cobbled square . |
| 14 | The other two were — ’ he looked up at the roof as he struggled for the word ‘ — how you say , scared of him ? |
| 15 | He expects me to carry on up at the manor as though it 's just another working day. ? |
| 16 | You wander in , you pay your ninety P , and I say If you just go through that door please , and the next minute I 'm out at the bar as well saying What would you like to drink ? |
| 17 | The computer recognises some of the words and phrases which the child types in and reflects them back at the child as open-ended questions that encourage the child to reply . |
| 18 | All turned to look back at the door as the footsteps approached on the flagstones . |
| 19 | She sang Susanna earlier this summer in Simon Rattle 's period Figaro for Glyndebourne ( due to be seen on BBC TV before Christmas ) and is now back at the Coliseum as Pamina in Nicholas Hytner 's luminously hieroglyphic Magic Flute . |
| 20 | He increased his pace and arrived back at the hall as the church clock was striking six . |
| 21 | Lofoten was chosen for this first large raid because it offered a chance to hit back at the enemy as well as such economic targets as the destruction of fish oil supplies , which might impair German manufacture of nitro-glycerine and would reduce supplies of vitamin A and B capsules issued to German troops . |
| 22 | Suitable scenes of red-faced hilarity would occur back at the office as someone always tipped off the entire staff to be ready at the front door . |
| 23 | I looked back at the house as Adrian drove away . |
| 24 | The following season he was back at the Festival as favourite for the Gold Cup , but soft going and the distance of three and a quarter miles proved his undoing , and he finished fifth . |
| 25 | Masklin glanced back at the label as he grabbed the sweater . |
| 26 | Gav said , nodding back at the television as he was half hauled out of the room by Aunt Janice , en route to the land of nod after a lengthy detour through the territories of bonk . |
| 27 | However , although it is the ideal course of action for John — allowing him to take advantage of some of the excellent schemes around at the moment as well as releasing cash that has been building up in his home over the years — he should look out for excessive costs that a remortgage can incur . |
| 28 | There are some cracking discount deals around at the moment as lenders attempt to drum up new business , but watch out as the headline interest rate does n't always tell the whole story . |
| 29 | Willie hung on to Tom 's left trouser leg and peered gingerly round at the mare as they walked past it . |