Example sentences of "continued [verb] at [art] [noun sg] " in BNC.

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1 She continued to stand at the edge of the plateau .
2 Staffing ratios were generally better in grammar schools than elsewhere , and even the Burnham system favoured ( as it was meant to do ) schools with a larger proportion of older pupils , especially if they were in those sixth forms which continued to stand at the peak of a meritocratic secondary system .
3 Lambarde continued living at the Palace until 1598 and during this time he maintained and kept in repair the buildings .
4 The gunmen continued to fire at the house after he managed to scramble inside and slam the front door shut .
5 Last night ministers continued to look at a compromise prepared by the EC commissioner Sir Leon Brittan , incorporating a Dutch-led formula where the higher level would be the norm but governments would have the option of asking Brussels to intervene for mergers breaking £1.4bn .
6 As we continued to stare at the sea , racking our brains about how to go for a swim without a costume , our thoughts were answered by a voice from just behind us .
7 Nell continued to stare at the sea for a very long time .
8 He raised his right hand to silence her and continued to stare at the tabletop before him , head cocked to one side .
9 He continued to stare at the ground as she added , ‘ I 'm just wondering who might have had a motive for killing him . ’
10 The two of them continued to stare at the group .
11 We continued to stare at the corner of the field for some time , expecting to see some movement .
12 The tweed-coated figure continued to stare at the page of the book to the left of his plate , ignoring his companion .
13 As the teacher put the collar on Sherman he continued to point at the picture and bark very loudly .
14 The Services continued to run at the opposition and after Fenn was hauled down just short they took a half-time lead when quick hands gave Crossland sufficient room to veer inside at pace and score beneath the posts .
15 The man continued to hack at the body , right down to the bone and intestines .
16 After the death of his father , Tennyson and his family continued to live at the rectory for a further six years .
17 After Martin 's death his son Jean continued to reside at the rue de Harlay , and presumably became the master maker of the workshop .
18 In December 1987 the cost-of-living index was 170 per cent above its level in December of the previous year , and even under the ‘ price freeze ’ of the first few months of 1988 , prices continued to rise at a rate equivalent to an annual rate of about 100 per cent .
19 Peckle hardly moved but continued to peer at a document covered in strange cipher markings .
20 But it continued to trade at a loss and in November 1987 the Society implemented one of PW 's original recommendations by calling in its loan .
21 Spencer ignored Emily 's words and continued to gaze at the girl who had paused near the doorway .
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