Example sentences of "[vb past] [to-vb] at [pron] [prep] the " in BNC.
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1 | The dog stopped to sniff at something in the grass , then squatted , urinating . |
2 | Lambs rubbed against the fence adjacent to Pete and cows seemed to smile at him across the farmyard . |
3 | as if in response to his cursing , the wild night struck back at him , flaring a double blow of brilliant whiteness that seemed to tear at him through the windows . |
4 | People turned to stare at her in the street . |
5 | He turned to look at me across the studio . |
6 | She turned to look at him in the darkness ; he stayed looking at her . |
7 | When she saw him approaching , she lowered her gaze to the canvas before her and began to dab at it with the brush . |
8 | David was silent for so long that she had to look at him in the end . |
9 | I looked back at the figure , which had not moved , which continued to stare at me from the shade through the sunlight over the gulley . |
10 | ‘ Yes , ’ she admitted softly as she continued to stare at herself in the full-length mirror . |
11 | She deliberately refused to look at herself in the strategically placed mirror . |