Example sentences of "[vb past] [verb] at it [prep] a " in BNC.
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| 1 | His face , however , was smeared by the dabbings he had made at it with a stupendously dirty handkerchief . |
| 2 | There was a ‘ Sold ’ sticker on the board , and she stood gazing at it for a moment as though it might provide a magic solution to all her problems . |
| 3 | They got out and he stood looking at it for a moment or two before he walked to the door after Mary Rose . |
| 4 | He put down the phone , sat staring at it for a moment and then dialled once more . |
| 5 | She opened it with a trembling hand and sat staring at it for a long time . |