Example sentences of "[adv] and [verb] at [pers pn] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | She was grinning as she said it , but he did n't take that in and yelled at her about Women 's Lib claptrap . |
| 2 | It also impressed his sister , who quietened down and looked at him with new respect . |
| 3 | She lost control finally and screamed at him in panic . |
| 4 | It 's no good coming over and looking at me like that Rick . |
| 5 | He took another step backwards and stared at her for a long moment before saying , ‘ This is the last time I 'll ever look on you willingly . ’ |
| 6 | Mrs Stych opened her eyes slowly and looked at him as if he had gone mad . |
| 7 | I sat bolt upright and stared at him in amazement . |
| 8 | She realized this openly and laughed at him in the sun , saying that the Afghans could n't manage it either , and her blatant flirtatiousness fuelled him to perform one of his music-hall leaps over the back of the car into the bucket seat . |
| 9 | Down and down the weight dragged him , to where strange fish swam past and gaped at him with milky , quivering eyes . |
| 10 | He tossed her shorts away , then sat up and looked at her with desire-darkened eyes as he tugged down the zip on his own shorts and flung them away . |
| 11 | As they stepped out from behind the tree , a figure , walking rapidly and glancing back over his shoulder , stepped off the pavement a few yards up and came at them on a collision course . |
| 12 | He got up and came at me with surprising speed , but suddenly the Hispaniola hit the sand and went over on one side . |
| 13 | At other times , mostly when he smiled in that particular way of Tyler 's , leaning his head sideways and looking at her with incredible love in his sparkling green eyes , she found it unbelievably painful . |
| 14 | ‘ I 've never known such a miserable bride , ’ she went on , standing back and looking at me with some affection , but more disapproval . |
| 15 | It is difficult to assess exactly what all these developments mean individually , but when you step back and look at them as a whole trend , the implications become clear . |
| 16 | He turned around and stared at her with that insufferable thoroughness , which was downright rude , but about which she could n't complain . |
| 17 | And some , as it meant , if that , if they had done that you actually have to put your foot in their sto , chest , or their stomach and push them away from you , and swim around and come at them from the back . |
| 18 | He did not want to be caught at all , and although Mildred told him where they were going and tried to soothe him , he struggled madly and looked at her with great suspicion . |
| 19 | He seemed fascinated by his hands ; he was flexing the fingers rhythmically and gazing at them as if they could tell him something important about himself . |
| 20 | I go across and look at them from close to . |
| 21 | He coughed twice before saying , ‘ Yes ? ’ then leaned forward and peered at her as if his sight were bad , then coughed a harsh , chest-tearing cough before asking further , ‘ Yes , what d' you want ? ’ |
| 22 | He pronounced took like a curse , and mimed the bad men looking by jutting his head forward and glaring at her like a demented goldfish . |
| 23 | He saw his son sit up , lean forward and look at him with the wary expression that irritated him so much . |
| 24 | Robyn coughed violently and wiped at her by now streaming eyes . |