Example sentences of "[noun sg] [verb] at [pers pn] from the " in BNC.
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| 1 | Tiny green balls of light phosphorescing at us from the dark of the bracken . |
| 2 | As I did so I became aware of a youngish man with long hair looking at me from the pavemented walk on the Hammersmith side of the river . |
| 3 | But now , a week after Easter , his failure stared at him from the empty pews . |
| 4 | The rising tower of debris blossomed and drifted , starting to fall as the shockwave pulsed at me from the dune . |
| 5 | A dark and lovely young woman smiled at her from the doorstep . |
| 6 | She cracked eggs into a frying pan and stood over them while they cooked , wincing as hot fat spat at her from the pan . |
| 7 | An explosive snort came at him from the centre of the room behind him . |
| 8 | Maggie looked blankly at the face grinning at her from the queue , and as she pushed a cup of tea across the counter she said , ‘ You were saying ? ’ |
| 9 | Jonathan 's face grinned at her from the telescreens . |
| 10 | In the bathroom , her woebegone face stared at her from the mirror . |