Example sentences of "at [noun prp] like a [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The old lady smiled at Harry like a dowager duchess greeting her granddaughter 's suitor . |
| 2 | He looked at Caroline like a man rising from a deep sleep , and then his face hardened . |
| 3 | Michael Banks 's death niggled away at Charles like a hole in the tooth . |
| 4 | She glared at Harris like a tigress defending a cub . |
| 5 | Her words stabbed at Agnes like an ice pick . |