Example sentences of "and [verb] at [art] other " in BNC.

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1 Finally the iron pin would be attached to the hinge fitting , pointed at the catch-plate and coiled at the other end to form a spring hinge .
2 ‘ Feed him cotton wool sandwiches and wait at the other end ! ’ said the vet .
3 Stepping back and looking at the other two nuns , the Mother Superior said , ‘ Take her to her cell . ’
4 They begin at one end of the hall and finish at the other end , the North American steadily retreating , the South American relentlessly advancing .
5 Delaney shook Lawton by the hand , and nodded at the other faces , regarding them levelly .
6 The side corridor ran along the length of these three rooms , and opened at the other end of the car into a comfortable lounge , with settee , three armchairs , and tables .
7 Bridhe looked at her shrewdly , and glanced at the other women .
8 Cranston turned and glanced at the other hospitaller .
9 There are many lessons we can learn from other animals , to our great and continuing advantage , and it is high time we took a little while to sit and stare at the other creatures with which we share the earth .
10 She stopped and looked at the other three who were scrutinising her in amused silence .
11 I picked up a pair of combat boots from a pile in the corner , found some laces , and looked at the other people wondering with whom I could swop my uniform .
12 Smiling , even demure , Alice accepted the tea that Mary offered to prepare out of guilt , of course ; and looked at the other two and thought : God how I hate you people .
13 Nicholson turned and looked at the other man contemptuously .
14 He took a drink and looked at the other young man .
15 He pulled his wings back for speed , leaned into the wind to gain maximum drive and stooped down upon them , the air thunderous in his wings as , with talons thrust forward , he thumped the first straight to its death among the wet beach rocks and tore at the other viciously before it squawked and fled to safety in the shadows of the cliff .
16 Roosevelt served for thirteen years and led America through the depression , into the second world war and emerging at the other end as
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