Example sentences of "[vb past] at it with [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Dolly picked up the chop bone and nibbled at it with sharp teeth . |
| 2 | Deaconess Tilley glanced at it with simulated interest . |
| 3 | When the telephone rang , Crosland leapt at it with unconcealed anxiety . |
| 4 | He thought it was impossible , but worked at it with eager ambition . |
| 5 | Perhaps because I was unaware of the enormity of the task I had been set , I went at it with tremendous dash and verve , and together with my two colleagues , nominated from other parts of the company , visited no less than twenty companies in eight countries in three weeks . |
| 6 | Then they went at it with redoubled glee . |
| 7 | He turned towards the house and stared at it with brooding eyes . |
| 8 | But Tod looked at it with real feeling , with the dull heat of-I do n't know thwarted love . |
| 9 | He looked at it with intense concentration for a few moments , then left the room . |
| 10 | The 6 A.M. Glasgow to Garvie train approached platform 8 gently , apologetically almost , then came to a stop with a squealing of brakes and a hiss of escaping steam , and they looked at it with wide-eyed wonder . |
| 11 | She looked at it with considerable disbelief , picked up the bucket by its rim with her teeth , and tossed it aside : seven seconds ! |
| 12 | While I was in these fine showrooms I saw exquisite pieces of antique furniture , old silver , paintings , porcelain , figures , antique clocks , masses of objets d'art , and the most fabulous coral and white Meissen porcelain dinner service — I just stood and gazed at it with sheer enjoyment ! |