Example sentences of "at [pers pn] with [art] " in BNC.

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1 She looked back at me with no expression at all in her face , but her eyes were twice as big as usual , and I could see the tension in every muscle .
2 He frowned at me with a long look in which I read nothing .
3 He looked up at me with a scowl , a scowl of surprise .
4 If he had come at me with a knife , I would have fought him .
5 The doctor looked at me with a disgruntled expression .
6 This was my cue but Alec was looking across at me with a grin that was too eager and I faltered .
7 ‘ Shaun was getting really worked up and red and actually came at me with a pool cue , ’ says Gedge .
8 And then when I fell and was trying to get up , he came at me with a knife and that 's when you opened the door and — Oh , Mamma ! ’
9 The two other officers were staring at me with a curiosity which I had at first thought similar to the curiosity I had found among the soldiers .
10 She looked up at me with a ‘ Why did you go ? ’ look in her eyes .
11 Rickie chanted at me with a sudden and extraordinary vindictiveness .
12 I was told they sent for a nurse who came at me with a needle so I grabbed her by the breast and threw her down on the hors d'oeuvres .
13 He looked at me with a gentle , sad expression on his face .
14 He winked at me with a slight shake of his head .
15 Infuriated , he looked at me with a hard , steady stare .
16 She looked at me with a reflective , appraising look .
17 She looked at me with a sudden hope .
18 He looked at me with a sense of utter incredulity and answered : ‘ I do n't know how he thinks . ’
19 She was looking at me with a special kind of interest now .
20 The men were gratified and returned his greeting , but stared at me with a mixture of impudence and hostility .
21 He looked up at me with a little grin operating on half his mouth only .
22 Miss comes at me with a knife and she attempts to stab me and she means it , she wants to stab me and she means it
23 As I left , Estella 's lovely face looked at me in wonder , but Miss Havisham was staring at me with a mixture of pity and guilt .
24 She looked at me with a smile that implied fusion .
25 At the moment I look as if someone has slashed wildly at me with a knife .
26 ‘ Whenever I stand in the middle of a big field , ’ she said , ‘ I expect some harpy to come flying at me with a hockey stick .
27 He had hesitated , then glanced at me with a gravity that did not quite hide the smile behind it .
28 He blinked and looked at me with a return of his tough expression .
29 She came at me with a stool in her hand — who do you think was terrified then ?
30 I got her a pair of tough brogues from the plastic bag and all the time I was putting them on her she was looking at me with a vacant stare , her eyes still very wide , the pupils enormous .
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