Example sentences of "[noun sg] [v-ing] at [pron] [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | Tiny green balls of light phosphorescing at us from the dark of the bracken . |
| 2 | Dawn Allenby was standing in her coat and headscarf staring at herself in the mirror . |
| 3 | 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 . |
| 4 | She saw them standing at the window looking at someone in the garden with great interest . |
| 5 | The Prime Minister can not stand Enoch Powell 's steely and accusing eye looking at him across the table any more , and I 've had to move him down the side . ’ |
| 6 | For a moment I sensed his eye staring at me through the hole in the door but as soon as I looked at it the lens flashed and the cover on the other side swung quickly to rest . |
| 7 | ‘ I explained to the prince that you were my companion and he said — all the while gazing at you across the hall — ‘ But a relative none the less , I 'll warrant ! |
| 8 | There are skylarks and foxes and an owl sits in the apple tree staring at us by the fire in winter . |
| 9 | There was the thin voice beating at him across the desk . |
| 10 | 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 ? ’ |
| 11 | Mary turned her head , and noticed Ben Weatherstaff 's angry face looking at her over the garden wall . |