Example sentences of "came at [pers pn] like [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | That was still the thought in her mind as she struck the ground , not knowing how she came to be there , as one never knows , having suffered a blow aimed from behind which came at her like a thunderbolt , felled her in the presence of a hundred indifferent spectators and left her prostrate , struggling as in those terrible lodging-house dreams , to get up , to breathe , while the weasel-pack fell on top of her , shrieking with laughter . |
| 2 | This time masculine appreciation came at her like a wave and her answering smile was enough to light the room on its own . |
| 3 | She came at me like a madwoman . |
| 4 | Cherry said : ‘ He came at me like a man possessed . |
| 5 | It came at them like a bullet from a gun , faster , faster , the tortured motor on a rising scream . |
| 6 | She came at them like a canoeist , breasting white water . |