Example sentences of "[verb] [adv] at [pers pn] in " in BNC.
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| 1 | When he closed his eyes , fatigue swam up at him in a mazy spiral , making his head spin as if he were drunk . |
| 2 | its going to come round at you in a minute , so I 'll talk about it until it gets to you , erm , it delighted my children this particular painting , erm and I decided to put my sort of analytical approach to one side erm and do something with that later , so this poem is from my , my children 's point of view and one of the things that are very interested , they were really worried , that , erm , I think it marks the height of the table and the fact that the puppies might fall off and do themselves some harm , that , I 'll read it while its going round and then I can see then , that , so this is , ok , from my children 's point of view this poem , its called Threes , Table laid and waiting , milk place in bowl not to high , they lap and swirl , played and roll , paws distance from knocking and breaking goblet , made from clay . |
| 3 | Anyway , there I was lying on the pavement on my back , looking up the skirt of a very tall Quantas air hostess who was looking down at me in equal amazement . |
| 4 | She made no move to resist , she never could and he lifted his head , looking down at her in amusement , putting her carefully from him and turning to the door . |
| 5 | So clearly now , the , there 's some merit in looking afresh at it in the light of five B , being able to match the kind of funding that 's available there . |
| 6 | She closed it and leaned against it , looking up at me in an unconsciously provocative attitude . |
| 7 | In an effort to escape , she pressed herself back , looking up at him in bewilderment with unblinking , deep blue eyes . |
| 8 | Meredith , looking up at it in the sunshine , felt five years old again . |
| 9 | Curtis then came back at him in the following set , to take a 4–2 lead , but the Nottingham player was swift to respond with a counter-attack , taking the next two games to square the set . |
| 10 | But the way Wycombe came back at us in the first game should serve as a warning that it will not be easy . ’ |
| 11 | At the bottom of the drive , Wayne started to totter , and his yellow belly gave such a thunderous rumble , he started looking round at it in surprise and reproach . |
| 12 | And then you look back at it in 1992 and there it is . |
| 13 | She gazed up at him in stunned silence . |
| 14 | Then , abruptly , his mouth left her , and she gazed up at him in confused distress , her body still longing for his caress . |
| 15 | The boys gazed up at him in rapture . |
| 16 | ‘ The draw from a loaded deck of cards , ’ he muttered darkly , and she glanced down at him in some surprise . |
| 17 | But Slorne could only stare mutely at him in the cold moonlight . |
| 18 | Ever since he had been at high school he 'd found some enjoyment and relief by getting back at them in ways they obviously did n't expect . |
| 19 | Her initial instinct was to hit out at him in violent retaliation , the insults unendurable and unanswerable in any other way , and yet at the same time , some still , small place of recognition at the centre of all that red-hot emotion was acknowledging the kernel of truth hidden within the offensive words . |
| 20 | She gazed back at him in thoughtful silence for a moment , and shook her head doubtfully . |
| 21 | She gazed back at him in wide-eyed horror . |
| 22 | When he managed to turn his eyes from them he saw Liessa glaring down at him in fury . |
| 23 | The group of pirates had clustered in one corner of the bar , and we all staring directly at me in an unblinking , bloody-icing way . |
| 24 | His steps were slow , moving to the kennels where the lurchers lived , fastening them to their leads , shouting at them as they leapt up at him in excitement . |
| 25 | These are usually concealed and then flashed at the last moment , giving the prospective predator the impression that it is approaching a much larger animal and one that is staring straight at it in a defiant manner . |
| 26 | For a moment , he thought that his wildest dreams were about to come true : she was staring back at him in a deep , soulful way that he was sure meant love . |
| 27 | Travis stared down at her in disdain . |
| 28 | He jerked his head back , blood on his mouth , stared down at her in fury for a second , then said tightly , ‘ You little bitch ! |
| 29 | Chuck stared down at him in puzzlement for a moment . |
| 30 | Ruth stared down at him in disbelief . |