Example sentences of "[verb] it at [pers pn] [prep] [art] " in BNC.
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1 | Gina had once owned a wedding ring , but had chucked it at him in an early quarrel before disappearing for days . |
2 | Looking round , he saw that the young accomplice had retrieved the knife and was pointing it at him like a gun , stammering : ‘ You 'd better let him go , d' you hear ? ’ |
3 | I recoiled when she thrust it at me from a pocket . |
4 | Maisie took a ten-pound note from Robert 's pocket and waved it at him through the glass . |
5 | She drew in deeply and exhaled through her nose , then snapped the cigarette briskly from her mouth and pointed it at him with a flourish . |