Example sentences of "[noun sg] [vb past] at the [noun sg] with " in BNC.
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| 1 | Topaz stared at the ring with the huge ruby surrounded by diamonds , her eyes like saucers . |
| 2 | Then her married sister arrived at the house with news of her real reason for going each evening to the post office . |
| 3 | Rain dabbed at the blood with a wad of paper handkerchiefs . |
| 4 | The Sergeant pointed at the enemy with his sword . |
| 5 | Next came a leg of Szechuan duck , which our attendant shredded at the table with all the panache of a French waiter filleting a sole . |
| 6 | The animal stared at the newcomer with obvious hostility . |
| 7 | A little ward-maid appeared at the bedside with an enormous vacuum flask of Georgian tea , refusing to leave until I had downed every drop . |