Example sentences of "[verb] at [pers pn] in a [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The women who were working there looked at me in a kind curious way at first and then took me for granted . |
| 2 | On the other hand , now he thought about it — that was one of the advantages of taking time out to think things through — there had been occasions when she had looked at him in a special way which made him think that she might not reject him . |
| 3 | Once the target is located , the kicking leg is thrust at it in a straight line . |
| 4 | Mala was looking at them in a distant and superior way when I sidled up next to her . |
| 5 | They glance up at Howard , looking at him in a new way . |
| 6 | He was looking at me in a desperate way . |
| 7 | ‘ Colds , catarrh and sinusitis , ’ he said , looking at me in a funny way . |
| 8 | He was looking at me in a puzzled way . |
| 9 | For instance , when people find out that my father ran off with a schoolgirl they invariably look at me in a particular way , which means one of two things , if not both of them . |
| 10 | Look at them in a new way . |
| 11 | Yes , if you look at it in a certain light , as those philosophers are apt to who go on to say that there must ( 286 ) have been more than the sentence in my mind for it to be the case that I meant such and such . |
| 12 | If you look at it in a certain way , right , it shows your ignorance , I mean you 're over in England , right , for so long — I mean to say you should know what to chat in front of certain people , right ? |
| 13 | He thinks we 'll look at it in a different light . |
| 14 | Vernon , 18 , hero of non-League Bath City 's FA Cup win over Cardiff , is on trial with Saints and manager Ian Branfoot wants to look at him in a reserve game . |
| 15 | There is no doubt that some problems can be solved with ease if only we can get to look at them in a different way . |
| 16 | He tells himself Potter is not staring at him in a racist way . |
| 17 | We worked at it in a positive and determined manner . |
| 18 | And they were coming at him in a concerted three-pronged attack . |
| 19 | I appreciate that one must approach the matter with considerable caution , and that we can not go at it in a bull-at-a-gate fashion . |
| 20 | She looked at him in a queer , incisive way he did not like at all . |
| 21 | Maggie looked at him in a bemused way and he smiled to himself , leading her onwards . |
| 22 | Jenna turned and looked at him in a startled manner . |
| 23 | And as we drove away , we had n't travelled down the road very far when my wife looked at me in a certain way … and I knew that she wanted Low Birk Hatt as much as me . |
| 24 | I asked him after a lecture he gave in Cambridge , and he looked at me in a vague way and said yes , he would . |
| 25 | While war could create serious difficulties for the merchant class , other social groups looked at it in a different light . |
| 26 | Aunt Emily smiled at her in a puzzled manner and picked up a letter which lay on the quilt . |
| 27 | Then she smiled at me in a brusque , dismissive manner and directed me to the railway station . |
| 28 | The Tories gazed at her in a new light . |
| 29 | Mr Malik beamed at them in a fatherly manner . |
| 30 | As though humouring her , he put out his arms and held her loosely round the waist , smiling at her in a sympathetic way , as one does to an invalid . |