Example sentences of "[vb past] at [pers pn] [adv] [prep] [art] " in BNC.
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1 | He peered at him suspiciously through the gloom . |
2 | This odd instructor shouted at them constantly in a tone of voice that suggested they were clinging to a ledge hundreds of feet above a lava-filled crater , being pursued by leathery-skinned trolls . |
3 | The throaty rumble of twin diesel motors muttered at them out of the darkness . |
4 | Every ten minutes or so a larger swell came at them out of the darkness . |
5 | A heavy swell came at them out of the thick darkness . |
6 | He glanced at her out of the corner of his eye , wondering if he dare ask for water to help wash the cake down . |
7 | He must have sensed that I was looking at him , he suddenly glanced at me out of the corner of his eyes and , still cleaning the mess tin with his finger , he said quietly , ‘ Why are you staring at me like that , Piper ? |
8 | She let the clutch in and drove towards the road ; she waved at him out of the window . |
9 | Her youth blazed at them suddenly like a torch kindled , a thin , bright , deeply-moulded face all pearl-tinted skin over abrupt , burnished bone , with a wide , firm , full-lipped mouth , and dark eyes . |
10 | She stared at him hopelessly for a fraction of a second and then she looked away as tears sprang into her eyes . |
11 | ‘ It 's not them I 'm — ’ She broke off , stared at him intently for a moment , then said : ‘ What do you know about me , Mr … |
12 | He stared at her incredulously for a moment , then , as he began to speak , she forestalled him . |
13 | He stared at her steadily for a moment and then nodded . |
14 | The Doctor stared at her silently for a few seconds . |
15 | Lissa stared at her blankly for a moment . |
16 | He stared at her blankly for a moment . |
17 | He stared at her bleakly for a moment then turned on his heel . |
18 | Pagan gods , birds and beasts sacred to the Celts of old stared at me sagely from every hand . |
19 | She stared at me blankly for a moment , then turned and went back to the sitting room . |
20 | He placed the receiver down , stared at it thoughtfully for a moment , then turned back into the room , intending to join the Hatches in the garden . |
21 | He looked at her straight in the eyes . |
22 | Detective Inspector Aziz looked at her carefully for a minute . |
23 | He looked at her steadily for a moment and then his hard expression softened considerably . |
24 | He looked at her briefly with a sympathetic smile . |
25 | The lift arrived as she said the name , and the two people inside looked at her curiously through the metal lattice . |
26 | Her mother looked at her vacantly for a moment , then she said in a weak voice , ‘ My poor girl . |
27 | He looked at her still with a touch of resistance . |
28 | He lifted his close-shaven muzzle and looked at her hard over the monitor of his reader . |
29 | He looked at her thoughtfully for a long moment before nodding . |
30 | He looked at her then in a strange and thoughtful way , and she felt it was with approval . |