Example sentences of "[vb past] at [pers pn] [prep] an [adj] " in BNC.

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1 They grinned at her in an easy , friendly way and she returned their smiles .
2 Albert grinned at her in an indulgent , knowing way and it made her angry .
3 She glanced at me in an odd way .
4 The landlady stared at her in an uncomfortable silence .
5 Then after a pause he took a letter at random from the middle of the stack ; he stared at it with an unfocused , an uncommitted eye .
6 And William looked at him with an odd expression , and at first Preston thought he really did n't remember or was pretending he did n't , but then he smiled , even more oddly , and said , ‘ The Devil . ’
7 Burger looked at him with an odd expression .
8 It nagged at her like an aching tooth .
9 Nick Stanton gazed at her with an uncustomary scowl .
10 Frau Nordern gazed at him for an icy moment then stalked into the bedroom .
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