Example sentences of "[vb past] at [pers pn] [prep] [det] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He peered at her with little beady eyes , as though trying to guess from her expression how much she and her companion had heard . |
| 2 | How on earth could he tell ? she wondered , hunched against the banshee howling that came at her from all directions , hurling rain against her skin with such force it stung like grit . |
| 3 | 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 . |
| 4 | I tried to drive on , but he came at me with some story of having run out of petrol . |
| 5 | And then they came at us from both sides . ’ |
| 6 | The moment Melissa entered the house , she clutched at her with both hands . |
| 7 | Before doing so , Father Duryea stared at them for many arduous minutes . |
| 8 | Her face was on a level with his ; she stared at him for some seconds before she said quietly , ‘ You need n't be concerned that you might have started something ; I 've got no ideas that way . |
| 9 | She stared at him in some amazement , and looking rather confused , João backed out and left her with her Imitation . |
| 10 | Startled by his sharp tone , Fabia stared at him in some surprise . |
| 11 | And while she stared at him in some astonishment , ‘ I would never harm you , ’ he added . |
| 12 | He turned around and stared at her with that insufferable thoroughness , which was downright rude , but about which she could n't complain . |
| 13 | He stared at her for several seconds as if he could not remember who she was . |
| 14 | He stared at her in some perplexity . |
| 15 | Wilson stared at me with those piercing eyes . |
| 16 | He showed us into the buffet , and waitresses brought vodka and red caviare and stared at us in that curious but not impolite way that so many people do in Russia . |
| 17 | He looked at her at that , his eyes almost silvery in the semi-darkness . |
| 18 | He looked at her for several interminable seconds . |
| 19 | He looked at her with such incredulity that she turned away . |
| 20 | Roman sat on a corner of her desk and looked at her with such a grave expression that she cried out in alarm . |
| 21 | He looked at her with those sensual eyes and she knew how Ma must have felt when she first met Pa . |
| 22 | He shrugged and looked at her with those unfathomable grey eyes . |
| 23 | He looked at her with those bleak eyes . |
| 24 | Large dark eyes looked at her without any expression and all he said was : ‘ Sir ? ’ in a voice both deep and guarded . |
| 25 | Ruth looked at her after all . |
| 26 | ‘ I did n't mean we should get to know each other — ’ She broke off , not sure what she did mean when he looked at her in such open invitation . |
| 27 | It is time we looked at her in more detail . |
| 28 | No one looked at her like that ! |
| 29 | Then he brought his blazing eyes unhurriedly to her face and for a long moment she found herself wishing time would stand still ; when he looked at her like that … she swallowed , felt her pulse beating wildly ; his eyes were devouring hers . |
| 30 | Robyn was suddenly finding breathing quite a problem ; she was n't sure if she was anywhere near able to reply — not when he looked at her like that , not when his body was so close to hers . |