Example sentences of "he [verb] at [pers pn] like [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He winked at her like a cheery market tradesman selling substandard goods , already thinking of the lunch he had planned with an old colleague from the Manchester force . |
| 2 | Cherry said : ‘ He came at me like a man possessed . |
| 3 | And he laughed at her like a boy . |
| 4 | 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 . |
| 5 | He looked at them like an auctioneer trying to improve a poor lot m a cattle market . |
| 6 | He smiled at her like a cat smiling at a mouse . |