Example sentences of "[noun prp] [vb past] at [pers pn] [prep] the " in BNC.

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1 Ma peered at him over the top of the evening paper , Her eyes were shifty with guilt .
2 Bella peered at her through the dark .
3 She followed , and Lucy waved at her in the mirror at every light .
4 Grimma stared at her with the kind of expression reserved for people who turn out , against all expectation , to have interesting and secret histories .
5 Maggie looked at him with the light of love as she kissed him good night .
6 Eva smiled at me from the driver 's seat .
7 Queen Margaret and Catesby glowered at us from the head of the table .
8 Rincewind glared at him in the hellish purple glow .
9 Ryker loomed at her through the flames and she hurled the water both at him and at the fire .
10 Willi glanced at him in the mirror and thought he still did n't look too good .
11 Elinor looked at him over the rim of her magazine .
12 Vitor looked at her across the table .
13 Infected by his laughter the wife of the younger mandarin smiled , and Joseph looked at her for the first time .
14 " Clearly , your son is guilty of trespass , and we should be within our rights to hand him over to the Justices , " Sir Gregory said , standing very straight-backed by the table , while Harry glowered at him from the hearth .
15 Kypov shouted at him across the few metres that separated them , and the breath spouted white from the Major 's mouth .
16 Coleby stared at him across the table .
17 Iris grinned at her over the rim of her glass of mineral water .
18 Lydia blinked at her through the misty light of the headlamps .
19 Izzie glared at him with the same dark , foreign eyes as her father 's .
20 Dalziel leered at him across the desk .
21 Ashley frowned at him along the length of the sofa .
22 Ashley looked at him over the rim of her cup .
23 Cheryl looked at her for the first time .
24 You could n't see the card until you unfolded the handkerchief and now Wexford looked at it for the first time .
25 Rod Porter peered at her over the top of his book , glancing at the other visitors .
26 Maura looked at him with the arrogance of youth .
27 Margaret smiled at me over the table as if she had read my mind and was too happy to be anything but amused by the fact .
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