Example sentences of "[conj] be [verb] at [pers pn] [prep] " in BNC.

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1 But more than that , as I have said already , a demoralized teaching force that feels disenfranchised from the process of educational change will be resistant to the changes that are thrown at them by outsiders .
2 The biggest challenges that most of us have to deal with are invariably those that are thrown at us by fate . ’
3 well I do feel that a car is looked at from a performance point of view , I mean I agree that a lot of bad drivers , but I still think you could help a lot by getting the design of the car right , because sometimes accidents do happen , even though nobody is really at fault and er I feel strongly that were looking at it from the wrong way round .
4 He 'd seen the stuff that was pitched at them through advertising .
5 The Collector had pulled a grey handkerchief from his pocket to mop his brow and was gazing at it with pleasure , thinking again that he was a simple man at heart .
6 Joe followed his mother into the room , and they stood looking at Martin , who had his back to the empty grate now and was staring at them as if he was n't seeing them .
7 Ben had stood up , facing it , and was staring at it in his usual intent manner .
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