Example sentences of "[noun] [verb] at [pers pn] like [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | His dark eyes flickered at me like a long sooty flame , then he looked down again . |
| 2 | This time masculine appreciation came at her like a wave and her answering smile was enough to light the room on its own . |
| 3 | Erica grinned at me like a witch , saying , ‘ You 're much too physical for the literati . ’ |
| 4 | The rest of the group stared at us like a hanging jury before sentence is passed . |
| 5 | ‘ Talking about matters of import , ’ Riven said absently , though uneasiness buzzed at him like a fly . |
| 6 | Ariel was bitter ; in turns Sycorax 's power stifled her , then the old woman 's weakness dragged at her like a disease afflicting her as well . |
| 7 | Franks looked at him like a round-eyed baby . |
| 8 | The thin man niggled at him like a flea in the hide of a rhinoceros . |
| 9 | And of course the dreadful thought gnawing at him like a rat , that he refused to allow into his conscious mind , was the fear that she might already be complete in herself , and because of her love for her dead husband have no time for his helpless need , just as his mother had once been complete , in her sorrowful love for the stillborn Vincent who had preceded him . |
| 10 | A terrible grinding crunch struck at us like a solid barrier . |