Example sentences of "[vb past] at it a " in BNC.

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1 One of these whipped back at him and as he caught at it a thorn drove into the fleshy pad of his finger .
2 He stared at it a moment , then handed it across to Karr .
3 He stared at it a moment , then looked up at her .
4 He stared at it a while , feeling hollow , emptied of all feeling , then looked away sharply , bitter with himself .
5 I stared at it a long time .
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