Example sentences of "[verb] at [pers pn] from the [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It was rather like going down into a horrid , dark , earthy hole , where dull crimson firs burned and where grinning creatures might be peering at you from the shadows . |
| 2 | When he threw open shutters to let in air and light , pictures sprang at her from the walls . |
| 3 | Jonathan 's face grinned at her from the telescreens . |
| 4 | He caught a glimpse of two red faces staring at him from the depths of the kitchen behind the head of this strange boy turned girl who was forever crossing his path . |
| 5 | They scratched and squeaked and ran about , and stared at him from the holes in the walls . |
| 6 | Nobody looked at him from the windows . |
| 7 | ‘ You said they were always yelling at you from the fields , and brandishing sticks . ’ |
| 8 | You 'd be forever wondering what might come at you from the shadows . |