Example sentences of "and [verb] at him [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | She opened her eyes and gazed at him in disbelief . |
| 2 | During their ‘ strange relationship ’ , Bryan had shot his friend in the chest with a crossbow , hit him on the head with a medieval mace and slashed at him with a sword , the judge heard . |
| 3 | Except on that one occasion when she lost her temper and shouted at him like a fishwife in front of her husband . |
| 4 | She stood to slip the dress down over her hips , and pouted at him in her petticoat . |
| 5 | I lay down on him and beat at him with my fists . |
| 6 | Down and down the weight dragged him , to where strange fish swam past and gaped at him with milky , quivering eyes . |
| 7 | ‘ Dr Neil ? ’ she said , turning and bobbing at him like a proper servant , a manoeuvre which amused him , so that his lips twitched at the unlikely sight — it was so much at odds with her determined personality . |
| 8 | The two eldest of the ‘ broth ’ agreed with their father , nodding and grinning at him with their mouths full . |
| 9 | She found herself opening her eyes , and looking at him with dazed longing . |
| 10 | The unexpected admission made her heart leap , causing her to turn and look at him with eyes that were bright with hope . |
| 11 | He saw his son sit up , lean forward and look at him with the wary expression that irritated him so much . |
| 12 | ( They turn and look at him without expression . ) |
| 13 | BELVILLE : I take her to an artful young baggage and had I a young handsome butler or steward she 'd soon make her market of one of them and snap at him for a husband . |
| 14 | Beside myself with rage , I crouched , shook my fist under his nose and yelled at him from a few inches ' range . |
| 15 | They were sitting and staring at him in complete absorption . |
| 16 | ‘ I know , ’ she replied and looked at him without smiling . |
| 17 | Mrs Stych opened her eyes slowly and looked at him as if he had gone mad . |
| 18 | Kragan knelt down in front of Adam and looked at him as a butcher would appraise a cut of meat . |
| 19 | The man shrugged and looked at him as if he were mad . |
| 20 | Emily put down her cup and looked at him with troubled eyes . |
| 21 | A caricature of a dog was sitting on the lawn in front of one of the town houses as he passed , and it laid its head on its paws and looked at him with dark eyes . |
| 22 | Perdita sat up , blew her nose and looked at him with red , swollen eyes . |
| 23 | ‘ I was n't a very good Juliet tonight , ’ she said , and looked at him with love in her eyes . |
| 24 | She turned from the stove and looked at him with troubled eyes . |
| 25 | She clutched her dress to her and looked at him with as much scorn as she could . |
| 26 | Lucie turned and looked at him with piercing black eyes . |
| 27 | It also impressed his sister , who quietened down and looked at him with new respect . |
| 28 | I lay still and looked at him in the dusk and began to laugh , and whispered to her , ‘ It 's all right , it 's a statue of St Joseph ! ’ |
| 29 | ‘ You caught a breath or two and looked at him in the end , ’ said Jo-Ann . |
| 30 | Jenna turned and looked at him in a startled manner . |