Example sentences of "[pron] come at [pers pn] [prep] [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | And for all of us , the short , sharp shock of illogical fear ( the brakes temporarily fail on your car , or someone comes at you with a knife ) is helpful . |
| 2 | That was still the thought in her mind as she struck the ground , not knowing how she came to be there , as one never knows , having suffered a blow aimed from behind which came at her like a thunderbolt , felled her in the presence of a hundred indifferent spectators and left her prostrate , struggling as in those terrible lodging-house dreams , to get up , to breathe , while the weasel-pack fell on top of her , shrieking with laughter . |
| 3 | I was told they sent for a nurse who came at me with a needle so I grabbed her by the breast and threw her down on the hors d'oeuvres . |
| 4 | She came at me with a stool in her hand — who do you think was terrified then ? |
| 5 | She came at me like a madwoman . |
| 6 | She came at them like a canoeist , breasting white water . |
| 7 | And then when I fell and was trying to get up , he came at me with a knife and that 's when you opened the door and — Oh , Mamma ! ’ |
| 8 | Cherry said : ‘ He came at me like a man possessed . |
| 9 | The door was slammed wide , and he came at her with the speed of the vehicle that should have killed him two nights before . |
| 10 | ‘ He came at her from the front then ? ’ |
| 11 | It came at them like a bullet from a gun , faster , faster , the tortured motor on a rising scream . |