Example sentences of "[noun prp] [verb] at [pos pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Battler pawed at his chin . |
| 2 | Sophie gazed at her godmother , saw the pretty flush on her cheeks , and said cautiously , ‘ I never thought you 'd marry again . |
| 3 | Later , when it was time for the evening meal , she entered the dining-room to find Silas and Matt seated at their corner table . |
| 4 | Tsu Ma knelt at its edge , his chest heaving , his thoughts in turmoil . |
| 5 | Buckmaster dabbed at his thin lips with his napkin . |
| 6 | This month IAN LUCAS looks at their other major requirement — food . |
| 7 | Raoul dabbed at his nose with the back of his hand , and everyone could see the resulting scarlet streak . |
| 8 | Suddenly there were more red figures , indicating below-par scores , against his name than Peter Snow has at his command in an election studio . |
| 9 | Tom now spends most of his time in Los Angeles while Lynda lives at their mansion in the Vale of Glamorgan . |
| 10 | Tam snored at his feet . |
| 11 | Sara Maitland looks at its complexity , in particular with regard to the sixteenth-century saint Rose of Lima , who appears to have inflicted injuries on herself in a most appalling way . |
| 12 | Meredith fumed at his liquefying eyes and the contemptuous curl of his sculpted mouth . |
| 13 | Ari winced at his lack of tact . |
| 14 | ( Abberley looks at her back . ) |
| 15 | ( Abberley looks at his own cardiograph for a time . |
| 16 | Rebecca dabbed at her eyes with a handkerchief . |
| 17 | Meredith bristled at his rudeness and whirled around , hot with temper . |
| 18 | She left Bobby picking at his Gefillte Fish . |
| 19 | Often she had seen David looking at her son , a look that was filled with longing and , sadly , a measure of envy . |
| 20 | During their captivity , in late 1951 , a member of the KGB called Gregory Kuzmitch arrived at their internment camp and attempted to convert them to Communism . |
| 21 | You are welcome to visit HQ in Welshpool to look at our files on windfarms . |
| 22 | Emilia withdrew at her approach . |
| 23 | One Protestant Unionist recalled that Paisley arrived at his house a month before a Belfast Corporation election and asked if he and another person would be willing to stand . |
| 24 | Lucy glanced at her watch . |
| 25 | Rex scratched at his chin . |
| 26 | If Bragad guesses at your real identity it could cause us a world of difficulties with some of the lords . ’ |
| 27 | He snatched my ticket , demanded to know if I was Miss or Mrs. glanced at my ringless left hand when I refused to answer , crossed out ‘ Ms ’ and wrote ‘ Miss ’ . |
| 28 | Josh glanced at his watch with a grimace . |
| 29 | Dennis glanced at his tasting notes . |
| 30 | Hawkins glanced at his watch . |