Example sentences of "then he [vb past] at the " in BNC.
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| 1 | Then he looked at the linen she was holding across her arms , and she followed his gaze and said , as she motioned her hand towards the door , ‘ This … this is our house too . |
| 2 | Then he looked at the old eagle again and shaking his head said , ‘ During the last war when I was a prisoner I knew men who were nearer to death than this and yet by some force of will or perhaps some power greater than us they survived . |
| 3 | Then he looked at the Curator , straight into his eyes to make him understand that the person he was thinking of was himself . |
| 4 | Then he looked at the dead woman . |
| 5 | and then he looked at the man . |
| 6 | Then he looked at the jury , and said very loudly : ‘ Sarah did not buy the toothpaste . |
| 7 | Then he looked at the Earl . |
| 8 | and then he looked at the row of trolleys tangled in the front of the car . |
| 9 | parked behind , but then somebody else came and parked in front of him , and he was there and sort , you could see him looking you know , he looked at the driveway and he looked , he was looking in his rear view mirror and then he turned round and looked like this , then he looked at the front , and he was thinking my god I ca n't get out of here , and all of a sudden a little car comes up the road stops , goes beep , beep on the horn , wan na get in the drive , this bloke went ha , ha , ha , ha and he could n't do anything |
| 10 | He gave me a look which made me wonder if the leather riding gear was knife-proof , then he sprang at the internal phone and pressed two buttons . |
| 11 | Then he stared at the barrier of earth Heather had made along the hayfield side of the fire . |
| 12 | Then he stared at the phone rather than me for about a minute until the door opened . |
| 13 | Then he glanced at the fat woman carrying the naked-heeler . |
| 14 | Then he glanced at the letter in his hand again , and his face set into a dark , determined expression . |
| 15 | Those light eyes rested on her as if he was making a mental sketch of her face ; then he glanced at the slim gold watch on his wrist . |
| 16 | Willis told the cops , ‘ You 'll all be walking the fucking beat soon , ’ and then he yelled at the neighbours , ‘ Which of you bastards told the police ? ’ |