Example sentences of "they [vb past] at [det] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | They gazed at each other like a pair of fools . |
| 2 | They gazed at each other in silence , then Penry touched a finger to her lower lip . |
| 3 | But I would have thought that one lot of er papers would either have gone to the archives office or er been retained in the Advertiser if they amalgamated at some time . |
| 4 | They argued at that time that pedestrian crossings of railways were perfectly safe . |
| 5 | They leered at each other , then tittupped down the polished wood of the stairs , clutching the banisters . |
| 6 | The other is that they were Christians but they received at this point more of the Holy Spirit , they were filled with the Spirit ‘ as at the beginning . ’ |
| 7 | Last year was the first time they played at that level , while Scotland , England and Wales have been involved in ‘ international friendlies ’ for a number of years . |
| 8 | Beside him Carol watched the modern-day gladiators as they came at each other . |
| 9 | And they nodded at each other , for all the world , Isobel thought , like a pair of well-fed penguins . |
| 10 | Mr. Spearing : Is the Leader of the House aware that those who are concerned about this matter are grateful to him for referring to the Select Committee 's report of two years ago and that we look forward to the Government implementing the intention that they stated at that time ? |
| 11 | Gombrich sombrely recalled hearing about Auschwitz while working at the BBC Monitoring Service during the war : ‘ They claimed at that time — I remember that as if it were yesterday — they claimed that at least five million people had been killed , and I remember a colleague of mine coming to me to check this figure , because it seemed impossible . |
| 12 | They yelled at each other until the car passed erratically between the electric gates of the elegant , much photographed Lewis home and came to a halt on the gravel before the porch . |
| 13 | They grinned at each other like conspirators . |
| 14 | As they jolted along they grinned at each other , letting out little exaggerated groans of pain every time the unsprung wheels hit a bump in the road . |
| 15 | They grinned at each other . |
| 16 | They glanced at each other , and the same recognition struck them both . |
| 17 | He nodded and there followed an awkward silence where Julie and Nina must have become aware of the tension , for they glanced at each other at the same moment as a patient arrived in the centre . |
| 18 | There was silence as they glanced at each other , and Sophie said irritably , ‘ It 's exactly as I said . |
| 19 | They stared at each other , momentarily united in recognition of the difficulties . |
| 20 | A wave passed , so high that its spray burst against a side porthole as they stared at each other . |
| 21 | They stared at each other in hostile silence . |
| 22 | They stared at each other for another ten seconds , then McGowan smiled . |
| 23 | They stared at each other for a moment before Mick added , ‘ You 've never seen Carrie for years , have you ? ’ |
| 24 | They stared at each other for a moment in tense silence ; then gripping the aide of the bedclothes , he swung them upwards and exposed to his amazed gaze her grey outdoor coat . |
| 25 | They stared at each other in the lamplight , then she sighed and said , ‘ Well , it is n't always hereditary ; it misses generations , so I understand . ’ |
| 26 | They stared at each other ; then , his tone changing , he said , ‘ What 's goin' to happen to the young 'un if the mother goes along the line ? ’ |
| 27 | They stared at each other , she questioning in her gaze , he stonewalling her with a half-smile on his lips . |
| 28 | They stared at each other , a foot apart , eye into eye , the battered urchin from next door now a beautiful young woman in a gown by Patou , and the beautiful young woman from Paris now a battered old woman in much-mended peignoir . |
| 29 | They stared at each other . |
| 30 | Then they stared at each other in silence and saw into each other 's heart , sensing that each was a little afraid of what was to come , and of the powers that they felt were in their wings and across their lives and which had brought them together . |