Example sentences of "the [noun sg] [verb] at [pron] for " in BNC.
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| 1 | He stood within the doorway looking at her for a moment . |
| 2 | The Brigadier glared at me for a few seconds and replied rather quietly . |
| 3 | The policeman looked at me for a long time . |
| 4 | The Fed is still sore from the criticism thrown at it for pushing America into recession ; if it tightens policy before official figures show inflation to be rising , it will come under fierce political attack . |
| 5 | The woman looked at them for a moment over the book she had pulled from the shelf . |
| 6 | The woman stared at him for a moment , without expression , and then with a little smile handed the doll back to Artemis . |
| 7 | The woman stared at him for a few moments as she mulled over his offer . |
| 8 | When I 'd completed this process I turned to the mirror to look at myself for a last time . |
| 9 | He stared down at the whimpering person beyond the front of the cage , at the people around , at the Man staring at him for a moment , and then at Woil who had taken stance on a litter bin . |
| 10 | Kodiak the Alsatian barked at me for a few minutes , and gave up in resignation . |
| 11 | The face stared at him for a moment , and then looked away . |