Example sentences of "[verb] across at the [adj] [noun] " in BNC.

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1 Alesi , seeing Berger 's car late , moved across at the Ascari bend and collided with his team-mate .
2 Alesi , seeing Berger 's car too late , moved across at the Ascari bend and collided .
3 I was confident I could wear her down eventually , but I certainly never expected her to come across at the first time of asking .
4 She nodded then turned away , looking across at the ancient pomegranate trees , flicking her fan open as she did so .
5 Meg sat facing him , looking across at the eastern shore .
6 I particularly try and develop an atmosphere of autonomy in the subsidiary companies where they feel they are part of a team and can look across at the other companies and can see admirable things going on .
7 Peggy glanced across at the six women seated nearby .
8 He glanced across at the strange boy again .
9 His weariness rebelled against the prospect and he glanced across at the opposite window in search of some clue as to his whereabouts .
10 Seated on the nearside front seat of the luxury coach , John Ashenden glanced across at the diminutive septuagenarian from California .
11 He glanced across at the waiting technicians and dismissed them with a gesture .
12 She glanced across at the dog-eared book of maps that lay on the passenger-seat beside her .
13 Kidd glanced across at the cornered Volkswagen , its terrified inhabitant , the three FBI men examining the empty attaché case , two more Yankees standing back and staring hopefully at the sky , and three of his colleagues trying to take statements .
14 Now , with the tide low , the causeway connecting the islet with Moila 's mainland was high and dry , running across at the narrowest point of the channel .
15 He was staring across at the distant mountains ; he seemed to be in a reverie , unaware of her presence , and she hesitated for a moment before saying , ‘ Could I have a word with you , please ? ’
16 Benjamin went over to the open window , staring across at the darkened mass of the forest .
17 At a table in the corner three young girls sat , smoking and chatting quietly , occasionally glancing across at the two policemen .
18 He settled by the window and stared across at the red brick Communist club beyond the budding trees .
19 Tsu Ma looked across at the young man , interested .
20 He looked across at the young T'ang of Africa , and smiled .
21 She looked across at the half-hidden walking stick again .
22 He looked across at the central desk .
23 Confounded by this reply , Oscar looked across at the other man to see that he was n't looking at the stars at all , but was still busying himself with the body .
24 The driver , a slight figure in a tweed jacket and grey flannel trousers , got out and looked across at the two women before turning to rummage behind the front seat and extract a bulky briefcase and an armful of files .
25 At 10.50 a.m. , Aldrich looked across at the two men who had entered quietly by the same door .
26 They had emerged into the street and looked across at the overalled figure and the patch of wall on which he was working .
27 Robert looked across at the High Street .
28 Colonel Smith had been the thief , with Trent 's habit of loyalty as the accomplice ; the Latinos were merely the instruments , Trent thought as he looked across at the thick shape of Pedro Gomez seated on the windward side of the cockpit .
29 Then she looked across at the silent lawyer .
30 Once she raised her head to glance across at the still figure of Travis .
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