Example sentences of "[vb past] at [pers pn] [prep] an " in BNC.

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No	Sentence
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 .

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