Example sentences of "[verb] [adv prt] at the [adj] figure " in BNC.
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| 1 | Shutting the door softly behind her , Theda tiptoed to the bed and stood looking down at the still figure in some alarm . |
| 2 | It must have been an automatic reaction because he was looking down at the motionless figure and shouting , ‘ Harriet ! ’ |
| 3 | Now he hardly glanced up at the dressing-gowned figure standing at the door . |
| 4 | She opened her door and waved up at the smiling figure on the stair . |
| 5 | Bodie stared down at the spread-eagled figure , then reached out to close the staring eyes . |
| 6 | ‘ I 'm sorry , ’ she began to apologise as she turned the lock and pulled back the door , ‘ I should have — ’ Then she stopped , speechless , as she stared up at the tall figure of Robert Sheldrake . |
| 7 | I closed my eyes in reverence as I chewed then as I reached for the pint pot again I looked up at the small figure on the bin . |