Example sentences of "[noun sg] [vb past] at [pers pn] [prep] [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The helmeted figure shouted at him through a face mask . |
| 2 | This time masculine appreciation came at her like a wave and her answering smile was enough to light the room on its own . |
| 3 | Wherever he walked , spring came at him with a rush , overwhelming him with sensation . |
| 4 | The bear sprang at him with a growl . |
| 5 | He looked extremely unhealthy ; the anxious eyes of a child peered at her from a white mask . |
| 6 | The other girl looked at her with an expression of dismay . |
| 7 | The carvings swung , and up there an owl of wood stared at her among the leaves . |
| 8 | ’ Her husband gazed at her across the body . |
| 9 | The rest of the group stared at us like a hanging jury before sentence is passed . |
| 10 | But now , a week after Easter , his failure stared at him from the empty pews . |
| 11 | ‘ Talking about matters of import , ’ Riven said absently , though uneasiness buzzed at him like a fly . |
| 12 | The rising tower of debris blossomed and drifted , starting to fall as the shockwave pulsed at me from the dune . |
| 13 | And as we drove away , we had n't travelled down the road very far when my wife looked at me in a certain way … and I knew that she wanted Low Birk Hatt as much as me . |
| 14 | The policeman looked at me for a long time . |
| 15 | Madame looked at her through a veil of smoke which she fanned away with a jewelled hand . |
| 16 | The old gentleman looked at him with an expression of dislike . |
| 17 | The Brigadier glared at me for a few seconds and replied rather quietly . |
| 18 | His father shouted at him over the noise of the engine , ‘ I want you to see , Alexei . |
| 19 | His father told him that story : his father looked at him through a glass : he had a hairy face . |
| 20 | His father looked at him with a disappointed expression , shaking his head slowly from side to side . |
| 21 | Burger looked at him with an odd expression . |
| 22 | The woman stared at him for a moment , without expression , and then with a little smile handed the doll back to Artemis . |
| 23 | The woman stared at him for a few moments as she mulled over his offer . |
| 24 | The other woman stared at her for a long moment , then , with great dignity , collected up the papers lying on the desk in front of her and got to her feet . |
| 25 | The woman looked at them for a moment over the book she had pulled from the shelf . |
| 26 | At last she felt clear and a kind woman smiled at her among the machines and said , ‘ Nearly ready now . ’ |
| 27 | A dark and lovely young woman smiled at her from the doorstep . |
| 28 | A pink carnation smirked at her from a transparent vase on the table . |
| 29 | A voice boomed at her from a small door at the side of the stage . |
| 30 | The young man looked at him for a while . |