Example sentences of "[vb past] at [pers pn] with the [noun sg] " in BNC.

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1 She scuffed at it with the tip of one brown brogue but it did not even smudge .
2 The door was slammed wide , and he came at her with the speed of the vehicle that should have killed him two nights before .
3 She pulled at it with the tip of her fingers , catching it as it fell .
4 Grimma stared at her with the kind of expression reserved for people who turn out , against all expectation , to have interesting and secret histories .
5 She looked at him with the confidence of a beautiful woman who was used to getting her own way .
6 Maura looked at him with the arrogance of youth .
7 Maggie looked at him with the light of love as she kissed him good night .
8 He could not understand the familiarity of the elderly stranger , who gazed at him with the pride of a long-lost brother .
9 She took a playful swipe at his face , but Harvey caught it on the flat of his hand , then she struck at him with the palm of the other hand and they did a pat-a-cake routine .
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