Example sentences of "[noun prp] [verb] at [pers pn] over " in BNC.
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| 1 | Ma peered at him over the top of the evening paper , Her eyes were shifty with guilt . |
| 2 | I was ashamed of him , especially as I could see Estella laughing at me over Miss Havisham 's shoulder . |
| 3 | Elinor looked at him over the rim of her magazine . |
| 4 | Iris grinned at her over the rim of her glass of mineral water . |
| 5 | She looked up and saw O'Hara staring at her over Babs Osborne 's heaving shoulders . |
| 6 | Ashley looked at him over the rim of her cup . |
| 7 | Rod Porter peered at her over the top of his book , glancing at the other visitors . |
| 8 | As she took her own cup and settled herself again in her chair , Mrs McDougall looked at me over her spectacles and said comfortably : ‘ The girls will have told you about Ewen Mackay . ’ |
| 9 | Margaret smiled at me over the table as if she had read my mind and was too happy to be anything but amused by the fact . |