Example sentences of "[verb] at you [prep] a " in BNC.
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1 | She looks at you in a state of undress with undisguised shock . |
2 | He 's not shouting at you for the sake of it — he 's shouting at you in an effort to improve you . |
3 | ‘ I could look at you across a room full of people , and still make you weak with longing . ’ |
4 | ‘ I just want to look at you for a moment or two . ’ |
5 | Then , with sound like a rippling machine gun , arms outstretched and a face-splitting smile , you speed spectacularly towards the audience , a different light flashing magically as your heels lightly clip each step.The effect is stunning , like somebody racing at you on an escalator only much , much better . |
6 | who found me staring at you in a store |
7 | ‘ Coming at you at a hundred miles an hour , all the way from the beautiful UK , 4AD recording artistes , LUSH ! ’ |
8 | Like steam coming at you from a cooking pot over a camp fire . |
9 | Other people may keep talking at you as a means of reinforcing their relationship to you : ‘ I matter to you , so you must give me plenty of airtime . ’ |
10 | And for all of us , the short , sharp shock of illogical fear ( the brakes temporarily fail on your car , or someone comes at you with a knife ) is helpful . |