Example sentences of "[pers pn] and [verb] at [art] [adj] " in BNC.

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1 Cranston and Athelstan pushed by him and hammered at the great gate .
2 She took it from him and sipped at the sweet sherry , reminded by its taste that he bought it specially because she did n't like sweet sherry .
3 Dada took the book from her and looked at the first page .
4 Beinn Alligin is the third of the great Torridon giants and more amenable than its fellows , and more honest , the whole effort of climbing to the summit ridge , traversing it and descending at the far end to return down the corrie being assessed at a glance , although probably under-estimated .
5 Springing up , he took two steps across to it and peered at the glazed array of schoolboy faces .
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