Example sentences of "[vb past] [adv prt] at the [adj] figure " in BNC.
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1 | Now he hardly glanced up at the dressing-gowned figure standing at the door . |
2 | She opened her door and waved up at the smiling figure on the stair . |
3 | Bodie stared down at the spread-eagled figure , then reached out to close the staring eyes . |
4 | ‘ 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 . |
5 | 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 . |