Example sentences of "[verb] at [pers pn] in an " in BNC.
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1 | He 's not shouting at you for the sake of it — he 's shouting at you in an effort to improve you . |
2 | These phenomena can not be used as a warning of incipient fracture because , to observe the effects , it is necessary to cut thin sections of the stressed part and to look at it in an optical microscope . |
3 | The cheap TV rocked on its legs as the man grabbed at it in an over-eager embrace , and Joe turned to the woman on the bed . |
4 | Albert grinned at her in an indulgent , knowing way and it made her angry . |
5 | They grinned at her in an easy , friendly way and she returned their smiles . |
6 | She glanced at me in an odd way . |
7 | The landlady stared at her in an uncomfortable silence . |
8 | She began babbling at him in an attempt to diffuse his anger . |