Example sentences of "at [pers pn] all [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ I 'm not having her next door peering at me all day . ’ |
| 2 | Making hats for a living and looking at them all day long has mellowed her taste somewhat . |
| 3 | They climbed on the furniture , threw toys around , never did as they were told , and Mary felt that she was screaming at them all day to be quiet and leave her alone . |
| 4 | If I looked at them all night long , I should n't grow tired of the sight . ’ |
| 5 | I could look at that , at you all day . |
| 6 | Fancy having someone staring at you all day ! |
| 7 | And should n't Lucy say something about her story , the subtle and extravagant passes Jay had been making at her all evening ? |
| 8 | The ad-man opposite had been casting meaningful glances at her all evening , and the likeliest explanation seemed to be that she and Roger were doing a number together and I 'd inadvertently got caught in the crossfire . |
| 9 | I was surprised because she 'd been throwing herself at him all day and not getting anywhere much . ’ |
| 10 | The pupils just wanted to stare at him all day . |
| 11 | I could scream abuse at him all day long ; he would n't mind at all . |
| 12 | ‘ Sorry , but I 've been at it all day . ’ |
| 13 | If you could have paper things … sometimes it seems to be putting out fresh plates , eating off them , washing them , and then putting them out again … some days you seem to be at it all day long . |
| 14 | I suppose I do n't mind housework because I 'm not at it all day . |
| 15 | bloody hell , that must of been hard work that , they must of been at it all day |
| 16 | She 's been at it all afternoon . ’ |
| 17 | If he did n't understand something , he was reluctant to stand up and ask , instead he 'd worry it out himself , sometimes I reckoned he 'd been at it all night . |
| 18 | Right , Harold 's been sort of trying to have a look at it all week long , but he 's , he has n't really got time . |