Example sentences of "[verb] [adv prt] sharply [prep] the [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | meanwhile F pulls back sharply over the shoulder . |
| 2 | It is clear too that sculptural dedications fell off sharply after the return . |
| 3 | The aide-de-camp was quietly providing a running translation of the senator 's remarks and the governor looked up sharply at the mention of the word " independence . " |
| 4 | He looked up sharply at the sound of the door — Again ? he thought disbelievingly , and he winced as the movement aggravated the mild headache that he 'd brought home with him . |
| 5 | Emilia looked up sharply in the gloom . |
| 6 | Several more ladies looked round sharply at the tea table , as Mrs Frizzell tried to snatch her purchases back . |
| 7 | The man looked round sharply at the figure who had emerged silently from inside the bar . |
| 8 | Kolchinsky looked round sharply at the face peering through the open passenger-door window . |