Example sentences of "[vb past] at [pers pn] [prep] the [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | When he threw open shutters to let in air and light , pictures sprang at her from the walls . |
| 2 | Jonathan 's face grinned at her from the telescreens . |
| 3 | They scratched and squeaked and ran about , and stared at him from the holes in the walls . |
| 4 | The carvings swung , and up there an owl of wood stared at her among the leaves . |
| 5 | He looked at her with the points of his eyes , the whites still rolling . |
| 6 | He looked at her across the pillows . |
| 7 | At the last moment , when the engine blew steam , she let down the window and handed him an envelope addressed to St Ives ; she looked at him with the eyes of one waking from a dangerous dream . |
| 8 | Nobody looked at him from the windows . |
| 9 | At last she felt clear and a kind woman smiled at her among the machines and said , ‘ Nearly ready now . ’ |
| 10 | Like one , all six typewriters stopped and six pairs of eyes gazed at him above the machines . |
| 11 | Outside the city we passed by a refugee camp where white-faced , unsmiling boys and girls gazed at us through the railings . |
| 12 | Ryker loomed at her through the flames and she hurled the water both at him and at the fire . |