Example sentences of "[coord] [verb] at [pers pn] with " in BNC.
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| 1 | Mr Stokill removed my rope and gazed at me with commiseration . |
| 2 | While I was in these fine showrooms I saw exquisite pieces of antique furniture , old silver , paintings , porcelain , figures , antique clocks , masses of objets d'art , and the most fabulous coral and white Meissen porcelain dinner service — I just stood and gazed at it with sheer enjoyment ! |
| 3 | She stopped for a moment , and gazed at it with pleasure , and saw how huge it was , surging against the rocks with far more power and energy than it had in the shelter of the estuary , flinging plumes of spray about in a reckless manner and dragging back to gather itself for the next rush forward . |
| 4 | He looked around and saw that the third man was now lying over the roof of the light blue car and firing at them with what he took to be an M1 carbine . |
| 5 | ‘ More like a full metamorphosis , ’ he drawled , leaning back against the huge , craggy trunk of the tree and gazing at her with wicked eyes . |
| 6 | During their ‘ strange relationship ’ , Bryan had shot his friend in the chest with a crossbow , hit him on the head with a medieval mace and slashed at him with a sword , the judge heard . |
| 7 | Then , gradually , her ideas would come together until , sitting on a stretch of grass and stabbing at it with the end of her parasol , she would repeat to herself , ‘ Oh God , why did I get married ? ’ ’ |
| 8 | The girl who is almost as silent as me and looks at me with such horror . |
| 9 | I lay down on him and beat at him with my fists . |
| 10 | Down and down the weight dragged him , to where strange fish swam past and gaped at him with milky , quivering eyes . |
| 11 | The two eldest of the ‘ broth ’ agreed with their father , nodding and grinning at him with their mouths full . |
| 12 | He got up and came at me with surprising speed , but suddenly the Hispaniola hit the sand and went over on one side . |
| 13 | Quigley gave what I can only describe as an eldritch screech and came at me with both arms , legs and the front bit of his head . |
| 14 | A-Team star George Peppard 's second wife , actress Elizabeth Ashley — whom he met and fell in love with when they made The Carpetbaggers in 1964 — claimed that he assaulted her and came at her with a hot frying pan , an allegation that Peppard has always strongly denied . |
| 15 | She found herself opening her eyes , and looking at him with dazed longing . |
| 16 | At other times , mostly when he smiled in that particular way of Tyler 's , leaning his head sideways and looking at her with incredible love in his sparkling green eyes , she found it unbelievably painful . |
| 17 | ‘ I 've never known such a miserable bride , ’ she went on , standing back and looking at me with some affection , but more disapproval . |
| 18 | Now having said that and looking at it with an open mind I think it was certainly a very useful day . |
| 19 | Dolly picked up the chop bone and nibbled at it with sharp teeth . |
| 20 | The thing which had been imprisoned in the corridor walls and which had gibbered and clutched at them with insane and monstrous hunger . |
| 21 | The unexpected admission made her heart leap , causing her to turn and look at him with eyes that were bright with hope . |
| 22 | No , no , do n't interrupt me and look at me with those wild eyes . |
| 23 | But then God 's commands do n't make sense if we try and look at them with twentieth-century attitudes . |
| 24 | He saw his son sit up , lean forward and look at him with the wary expression that irritated him so much . |
| 25 | She was caught up in her work , in the looking it required , a gaze that was intense and scrutinising without allowing any personal exchange of feeling to take place , when he was all at once bearing down on her , shouting , his right fist tight around his weapon , his left hand hitting the air and pointing at her with accusing index finger . |
| 26 | The fingers tightened and every word he spoke was slow , deliberate and flung at her with malevolent force through his clenched teeth . |
| 27 | Through the open door I could see Harry hanging on to the horse 's head and staring at me with frightened eyes . |
| 28 | His teeth bit into her shoulder but she only came closer and he made a low , frustrated sound deep in his throat , tilting her face and staring at her with eyes filled with burning darkness . |
| 29 | The baby deer nestled in her arms and looked at them with enormous brown unconcerned eyes . |
| 30 | A thin dog sidled up to them , stopping just out of range of a kick , and looked at them with what it hoped was an appealing expression . |