Example sentences of "at [pron] [coord] [verb] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | And do you know , ’ he leaned across the table staring at me and tapping the open file softly with his huge fingers , ‘ if tomorrow I decide to release one of them , there will be over three times as much paper-work . ’ |
| 2 | He grinned at me and tweaked the nipple . |
| 3 | Toby looked meaningfully at me and changed the subject as we moved towards the table for lunch . |
| 4 | ‘ Talking of smokescreens , Victor — ‘ ' But he just blows a mouthful at me and jabs the end of his cigar into the fug . |
| 5 | The Queen looked at me and glimpsed the iron chain in my hand . |
| 6 | She finished , fluttered her lashes at me and smoothed the corduroy dress over her wide hips . |
| 7 | Meanwhile Malta 's reconnaissance aircraft were out looking for Axis convoys bound for Tripoli or Benghazi so that the island 's bombers might strike at them and disrupt the flow of supplies and reinforcements to Rommel 's command . |
| 8 | He poked his tongue out at them and entered the house in triumph . |
| 9 | They 're gon na take one look at you and run the other way ! |
| 10 | I wish they would adopt the positive principle of looking at something and seeing the good in it — seeing how it can be improved by building up the positive aspects . |
| 11 | It 's good to be working hard at something and enjoy the appreciation . |
| 12 | Even if you try at something and fail the first time , have another go . |
| 13 | He looked back at her and knew the strength of her will . |
| 14 | The 32-year-old delivery girl was left screaming in agony after the alsatian-collie cross snapped at her and took the top of her ring finger off during her round in Canterbury , Kent . |
| 15 | In the end I threw my yoghurt pot full of glue at her and said the ‘ f ’ word I 'd learnt from Auntie . |
| 16 | Robyn glanced across at her and fought the impulse to pour the bolognese sauce right over the expensively coiffured hairstyle . |
| 17 | ‘ I need some tea and I 've got a thermos here , ’ he announced , getting out of the car without looking at her and opening the back door on his side to find the thermos which he had filled before starting off . |
| 18 | There he turned , looked at her and gripped the bedstead with both hands . |
| 19 | Climbing on her bicycle Constance looked directly at her and repeated the question . |
| 20 | When a dark shape swam up at her and blotted the dancers from her view , she smiled , began to say yes of course I 'll dance . |
| 21 | She saw me looking at her and thrusting the bag under my nose invited me to take a pinch . |
| 22 | Even four successive nights seemed an almost too generous slice of happiness , and on that fourth night , with the waning moonlight glittering on the sea and the crickets noisy in the hayfield on the other side of the wall , she gazed sadly up at him and asked the question that had been uppermost in their minds for some time . |
| 23 | Hitch looked at him and saw the anger in Scott 's eyes . |
| 24 | Theda was busy with her hair , but at that she glanced at him and saw the hurt in his eyes . |
| 25 | Ronni tried not to look at him and squeezed the water from her hair . |
| 26 | She looked at it and saw the photo of Harald and Carl . |
| 27 | They have worked hard at it and deserve the title . |
| 28 | I hissed through my own teeth at it and tugged the rubber tighter , then tighter still . |
| 29 | We 'll both have a look at this , all have a look at it and find the smallest . |
| 30 | Accuracy is best ensured by writing an exact description of what is seen while looking at it and checking the completed description before moving on . |