Example sentences of "at [pron] [noun] [conj] " in BNC.

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1 ‘ Two great voids stared at me night and day .
2 Your eyes look at me night and day .
3 The girl is at me night and day .
4 I just stayed out , kipping at me mates and that .
5 She were laughing at me Joyce when it happened to me , I ca n't believe how stupid you are she said
6 He kept holding it at me throat and threatening me … . ’
7 Here , there was a boy there who was n't 'alf a saucebox , he was always trying to get a look at me legs and drawers — ’
8 We 'll have a look at them banana or oh no I wo n't say it .
9 She was close at hand at my birth as well as at my conception ; and she and my mother were often together .
10 I showered and then decided to lie in a hot bath for a few minutes with a cup of tea at my elbow and the latest Kingsley Amis in front of my face .
11 I looked at my beliefs and payoffs , reorganised my writing schedule , arranged several outings — and felt an enormous sense of relief .
12 My dad , well in fact , we , we were laughing at my dad because we said , we said , it shut her up for a bit !
13 He said I used to laugh at my Dad when he used to do these quizzes but when
14 ‘ She has been falling at my feet since she was a child . ’
15 I looked at my feet and Kathleen turned away .
16 I stopped crying now , but I feel a bit shaky so I look down at my feet and try to figure things out .
17 Christmas tree ( linked to nine — a line ) : A long line starting at my feet and stretching to infinity — the line being made up of thousands of tiny Christmas trees ;
18 On our return the Agent had gone and the women were calm , unlike Bustos , that foolish puppy , spinning at my feet and fixing me with his heartbroken eyes .
19 This was at my feet and I just picked it up . ’
20 Come sit at my feet and drink the wisdom learned of experience .
21 In my child 's brain he crashed at my feet as I walked through a strange city .
22 It was what they used to call a " banger " and it exploded at my feet as I hurried along the dark passage in answer to the door bell 's ring , making me leap into the air in terror .
23 I looked down at my genitals and I just wanted rid . ’
24 ‘ I can look at my name and draw it .
25 My father came and banged at my door when I did n't appear for breakfast .
26 This brilliant and disturbing book shows how little we understood what really happened at My Lai and how we failed to appreciate its significance .
27 It would be a magnet , like Victor said , pulling at my fingers and the palm of my hand .
28 He raised his eyes from the pattern and stared a long time at my friend and I — the only two white people on the journey .
29 Peter was n't in the slightest bit put out , and he looked back at my friend and said , ‘ You should n't gamble if you ca n't afford to lose . ’
30 I looked at my friend and I said , ‘ I 'm going to get arrested today .
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