Example sentences of "[verb] back at [pers pn] [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The girl in the mirror was a total contrast to the haunted image which had stared back at her a few hours earlier . |
| 2 | The chief groom stared back at him a moment , open-mouthed , then looked across at the T'ang as if to query the instruction . |
| 3 | Karr stared back at him a moment , then his eyes widened , understanding . |
| 4 | She stared back at him a moment then shook her head . |
| 5 | She stared back at him a moment , her lips slightly parted , then gave a small bow of her head . |
| 6 | The boy stared back at him a moment , then returned his bow . |
| 7 | Karr stared back at him a moment longer , then shrugged and looked away . |
| 8 | He looked back at her a moment , then reached down and took her left hand in his own , lifting it up to study it . |
| 9 | Tolonen looked back at her a moment , then shrugged . |
| 10 | She looked back at him a moment longer , then smiled . |
| 11 | She 'd have done better to snap back at him the way he 'd snapped at her ! |
| 12 | And now he did smile , pleased by her recognition ; by her quoting back at him the poem he had read to her only two days past . |