Example sentences of "[verb] at [pron] [adv prt] [prep] the " in BNC.
Next page| No | Sentence |
|---|---|
| 1 | Her mind flew back to the moment last evening when Benedict had come at her out of the shadows of the hall as she had come downstairs with Lady Merchiston 's empty supper tray . |
| 2 | Because when , after seven or eight long seconds of genuine respect , he saw Howard looking at him out of the corner of his eye , he hastily hid the bottle of sherry behind his back and bowed his head . |
| 3 | The throaty rumble of twin diesel motors muttered at them out of the darkness . |
| 4 | Every ten minutes or so a larger swell came at them out of the darkness . |
| 5 | A heavy swell came at them out of the thick darkness . |
| 6 | Look at it in through the in the fume cupboard I can see one from here . |
| 7 | The tree 's branches clutched at him out of the darkness and he floundered up in an attempt to get clear of them . |
| 8 | He glanced at her out of the corner of his eye , wondering if he dare ask for water to help wash the cake down . |
| 9 | He must have sensed that I was looking at him , he suddenly glanced at me out of the corner of his eyes and , still cleaning the mess tin with his finger , he said quietly , ‘ Why are you staring at me like that , Piper ? |
| 10 | There was a frightened gasp and the ghost rose , too , staring at him out of the two hollows that were its eyes . |
| 11 | It was as if Lady Lavinia herself had come back to life , and sat staring at her out of the malevolence in her soul . |
| 12 | As we passed Number 110 , I spotted Mrs Shorrocks staring at me out of the window , sporting her usual black eye and a mass of different coloured bruises which she collected from Bert most Saturday nights . |
| 13 | She let the clutch in and drove towards the road ; she waved at him out of the window . |
| 14 | He absently slid his programme nearer to her so that it touched him now , glancing at her out of the corner of his eye . |
| 15 | I looked at him out of the corner of my eye . |