Example sentences of "[noun] [verb] at [pers pn] [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ Just imagine him standing by the side of you , with his hands crossed before him in a Miss Mollyish style , his intended bow half a courtsey , his fat arms and legs assisting , as in duty bound ; his side glances at you every ten seconds , while he softly , sweetly and insinuatingly informs you — that he has made the arts his peculiar study for the last eight years , and that he flatters himself , by his unremitting study he has greatly contributed to their improvement ; that he came to Ambleside for that purpose ( 't is a great big lie — he came solely to get a living for himself and family , but he is too proud to acknowledge this ) and hopes that the time has been employed with equal advantage to the arts and to himself . ’ |
| 2 | Jean looked at her a moment too long , then forced himself to gaze over her shoulder to the well-tailored figures among the candelabra . |
| 3 | DeVore looked at him a moment , then nodded . |
| 4 | When he turned his head to look at her the flesh folded underneath the jawbone into the beginnings of a double chin . |
| 5 | Fran stared at him a puzzled frown marring her smooth brow . |
| 6 | Sara stared at him a little blankly . |
| 7 | Billy looked at him a bit old fashioned . |
| 8 | The more people laughed at them the more stubborn she got . |
| 9 | Ward stared at her a moment . |
| 10 | I say it again and the man looks at me a bit angry like . |
| 11 | The old man stared at him a moment , then nodded . |
| 12 | Whoever killed Father Reynard shot at us the previous evening . |
| 13 | I caught Cam looking at me the other day . |
| 14 | Rather shamefacely Carter waved at him a stick with ribbons and bells on . |
| 15 | Karr stared at him a moment , then laughed . |
| 16 | Tolonen stared at him a moment , nodding , his lips pressed tightly together , his earnest grey eyes looking out from a face carved like granite . |
| 17 | On the other hand , Lindsey found herself thinking , if Niall smiled at her the way he had smiled a few minutes ago , the dear lady probably would n't even need an anaesthetic ! |
| 18 | The young man behind the desk at the hotel looked at me a little strangely . |
| 19 | The more the boys looked at him the more they realised the man was totally oblivious of his surroundings . |
| 20 | The attack in the forest was attempted murder and he now drew the same conclusion about the dagger thrown at him the previous day . |
| 21 | Ingrid smiled at him a little tentatively . |