Example sentences of "[noun sg] [vb past] at him [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The helmeted figure shouted at him through a face mask . |
| 2 | The bear roared at him with fury , its black muzzle and huge jaws covered in a thick white froth . |
| 3 | Wherever he walked , spring came at him with a rush , overwhelming him with sensation . |
| 4 | The bear sprang at him with a growl . |
| 5 | A familiar but still timid stray cat peered at him from beneath a blackcurrant bush and howled piteously . |
| 6 | When the boy rose at him on foot , none too steadily but with grim gallantry , and dripping blood from the finger-ends of his mail gauntlet , Owen vaulted promptly out of the saddle to match him , and waved off his companions , who would have borne the young man down by sheer weight . |
| 7 | While Oliver was eating , the strange boy looked at him from time to time with great attention . |
| 8 | Oliver was told that Monks was his half-brother , and the boy stared at him in shock and amazement . |
| 9 | Caretaker looked at him with distaste . |
| 10 | The girl looked at him in wonder . |
| 11 | The dark suited security guard glowered at him from within the bright interior of the shop . |
| 12 | But now , a week after Easter , his failure stared at him from the empty pews . |
| 13 | ‘ Talking about matters of import , ’ Riven said absently , though uneasiness buzzed at him like a fly . |
| 14 | The coroner glared at him through narrowed eyes . |
| 15 | Rain glared at him over Barbara Coleman 's head . |
| 16 | The Collector found he could hardly breathe in the middle of this appalling sandwich ; a few inches from his nose the face of a dead sepoy grinned at him with sparkling teeth ; the Collector had the odd sensation that the man 's eyes were watching his efforts with amusement . |
| 17 | The King looked at him in surprise . |
| 18 | The old gentleman looked at him with an expression of dislike . |
| 19 | The young woman peered at him from under the brim of her ancient straw hat . |
| 20 | His father shouted at him over the noise of the engine , ‘ I want you to see , Alexei . |
| 21 | The aunt looked at him in angry surprise . |
| 22 | His father told him that story : his father looked at him through a glass : he had a hairy face . |
| 23 | His father looked at him with a disappointed expression , shaking his head slowly from side to side . |
| 24 | Burger looked at him with an odd expression . |
| 25 | The woman stared at him for a moment , without expression , and then with a little smile handed the doll back to Artemis . |
| 26 | The woman stared at him for a few moments as she mulled over his offer . |
| 27 | The snake looked at him with its two small cold eyes , and moved through the open mouth and went round and round the neck , and stopped . |
| 28 | The lieutenant looked at him without enthusiasm . |
| 29 | And then as they passed the Odeon cinema the man lunged at him with his walking stick beating him over the head and arms . |
| 30 | The man looked at him as if he was mad . |