Example sentences of "he [verb] at it [prep] [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ I saw him look at it in the car when we were driving to the Lubianka . |
| 2 | She drew a breath as he gazed at it for an instant , watching its slow movements , the gentle opening of its tiny mouth as if expressing surprise . |
| 3 | Back again to the fundamental question of whether or not he was idle , he worried at it like a terrier , then laid down a challenge . |
| 4 | When he had finished the portrait he looked at it with an expression of satisfaction and said to Indenbaum : ‘ There — that is for you ’ . |
| 5 | He looked at it for a moment . |
| 6 | He looked at it for a second then got to his feet and stamped on the eye , hearing it pop beneath his foot . |
| 7 | 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 . |
| 8 | I can not be sure that he noticed all that , but he stared at it for a long time , getting down on his hands . |
| 9 | Replacing the phone he stared at it for a moment , then glanced at Bodie , who was waiting apprehensively for the news from the hospital . |
| 10 | He looked down now on to the plate on which lay a pig 's foot and two pieces of streaky pork ; and picking up the pig 's foot in his two hands , he gnawed at it for a moment before looking at the child again and asking her , ‘ Well , what 's your other name ? ’ |