Example sentences of "[conj] [vb infin] at [pers pn] [prep] " in BNC.
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1 | The unexpected admission made her heart leap , causing her to turn and look at him with eyes that were bright with hope . |
2 | But Samantha Sherratt of the Howard League for Penal Reform said : ‘ I would n't want people paying money to come and look at me as if I was in a zoo or a fishbowl . |
3 | But a spokeswoman for the Howard League for Penal Reform fumed : ‘ If I was in jail I would n't want people paying money to come and look at me as if I was in a zoo . ’ |
4 | Are you like Oscar Wilde , who said , ‘ I love work , I can sit and look at it for hours ’ ? |
5 | But that I must try and look at it like this : that Mama had been her very special baby — and so had I. So that could never be the same again . |
6 | They will then dive and display and peer at you with their ‘ redcurrant ’ eye , as if seeking approval . |