Example sentences of "[vb past] at [pers pn] [prep] an " in BNC.
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1 | Albert grinned at her in an indulgent , knowing way and it made her angry . |
2 | They grinned at her in an easy , friendly way and she returned their smiles . |
3 | She glanced at me in an odd way . |
4 | The landlady stared at her in an uncomfortable silence . |
5 | All three of them stared at it for an instant . |
6 | Then after a pause he took a letter at random from the middle of the stack ; he stared at it with an unfocused , an uncommitted eye . |
7 | The Doctor looked at her with an air of hesitant concern . |
8 | By now her cheeks were flaming and he looked at her with an almost analytical expression on his face . |
9 | He stood and looked at her with an expression of total innocence . |
10 | The other girl looked at her with an expression of dismay . |
11 | He looked at them like an auctioneer trying to improve a poor lot m a cattle market . |
12 | And William looked at him with an odd expression , and at first Preston thought he really did n't remember or was pretending he did n't , but then he smiled , even more oddly , and said , ‘ The Devil . ’ |
13 | The old gentleman looked at him with an expression of dislike . |
14 | She looked at him with an air of apology . |
15 | Burger looked at him with an odd expression . |
16 | She looked at me with an elegance of expression that is difficult to describe . |
17 | When he had finished the portrait he looked at it with an expression of satisfaction and said to Indenbaum : ‘ There — that is for you ’ . |
18 | It nagged at her like an aching tooth . |
19 | Nick Stanton gazed at her with an uncustomary scowl . |
20 | Natasha gazed at her with an expression in which caution and disdain were perfectly balanced . |
21 | Frau Nordern gazed at him for an icy moment then stalked into the bedroom . |
22 | She drew a breath as he gazed at it for an instant , watching its slow movements , the gentle opening of its tiny mouth as if expressing surprise . |