Example sentences of "they [verb] at each " in BNC.
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| 31 | 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 ? ’ |
| 32 | They stared at each other , she questioning in her gaze , he stonewalling her with a half-smile on his lips . |
| 33 | 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 . |
| 34 | They stared at each other . |
| 35 | 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 . |
| 36 | From opposite sides Or the desk , they stared at each other impersonally . |
| 37 | They stared at each other for a moment , then Ursula added , emphasizing every word : ‘ Please leave my home . |
| 38 | They stared at each other in silence , their roles reversed : Lydia fearful and Betty courageous . |
| 39 | They stared at each other ; Mrs Fitton crackling with emotion , Edward apparently tranquil . |
| 40 | A shadow seemed to have fallen over them , perhaps a premonition that they would never see each other again , and they stared at each other as though trying to commit each other 's features to memory . |
| 41 | They stared at each other . |
| 42 | They stared at each other for a moment , then Ward said , ‘ All right . |
| 43 | They stared at each other , and I wondered why Ward had thickened his native Glaswegian accent . |
| 44 | They stared at each other for a moment , not exactly hostile , more two people measuring each other up . |
| 45 | They stared at each other . |
| 46 | They stared at each other in silence for a moment , surprised to find that they shared some fragment of a common cause : the unsolved mysteries that troubled them both , though twenty years and half a world apart , were somehow one and the same . |
| 47 | Rourke 's thumb was still pressed to the bell as she opened the door , and they stared at each other , he , frowning , she with an expression of wary mistrust . |
| 48 | For a moment they stared at each other — and , though the anger and hostility in the room were almost visible , the memory of that long-ago day hung in the air between them . |
| 49 | They stared at each other for a moment . |
| 50 | For a moment they stared at each other , while the klaxon remorselessly threw out a yard and a half of raucousness every two seconds . |
| 51 | They stared at each other , however , in equal disarray . |
| 52 | He turned to look at her again , and for a long moment they stared at each other , irreconcilable strangers either side of a barrier ; and yet Sara had the odd feeling that some part of her longed to understand Matthew Preston , to agree with him , to acquiesce in his decisions . |
| 53 | They stared at each other in mutual surprise , and then Sara 's feeling was succeeded by another which she recognised as pleasure — unexpectedly , pleasure . |
| 54 | They stared at each other in silence for a moment , before Laura hissed , ‘ It was Marissa ! |
| 55 | They stared at each other and Rachel was n't sure who was the more surprised . |
| 56 | For a long moment they stared at each other and it was as if the body language they had shared in the pool had ceased to be a game and the strained politeness of the last week had never been . |
| 57 | Breaking apart , they stared at each other in stunned silence . |
| 58 | They stared at each other . |
| 59 | They stared at each other , ashen-faced , grey eyes locked bleakly with green . |
| 60 | They stared at each other . |