Example sentences of "[noun sg] [vb past] at him [prep] [art] " in BNC.

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1 The helmeted figure shouted at him through a face mask .
2 Wherever he walked , spring came at him with a rush , overwhelming him with sensation .
3 The bear sprang at him with a growl .
4 But now , a week after Easter , his failure stared at him from the empty pews .
5 ‘ Talking about matters of import , ’ Riven said absently , though uneasiness buzzed at him like a fly .
6 The old gentleman looked at him with an expression of dislike .
7 His father shouted at him over the noise of the engine , ‘ I want you to see , Alexei .
8 His father told him that story : his father looked at him through a glass : he had a hairy face .
9 His father looked at him with a disappointed expression , shaking his head slowly from side to side .
10 Burger looked at him with an odd expression .
11 The woman stared at him for a moment , without expression , and then with a little smile handed the doll back to Artemis .
12 The woman stared at him for a few moments as she mulled over his offer .
13 The young man looked at him for a while .
14 The man looked at him with a kindly face .
15 The thin man niggled at him like a flea in the hide of a rhinoceros .
16 An explosive snort came at him from the centre of the room behind him .
17 There was a pause , than a woman 's reddened , raddled face squinted at him over the sill .
18 His mother looked at him for a moment without an expression on her face , then she smiled and waved her glass at him .
19 The face stared at him for a moment , and then looked away .
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