Example sentences of "[vb past] at [pron] for " in BNC.
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| 1 | She had hit him and fed him , shouted at him for being idle and comforted him when he woke in the night and was afraid . |
| 2 | From ‘ African History for Beginners ’ we learn that Cain was the first white man ; he turned pale , and his features shrivelled up , when God shouted at him for killing Abel . |
| 3 | After I shouted at you for not being there for Mrs Richards ? ’ |
| 4 | She frowned at him for a moment ; then her brow cleared . |
| 5 | That name clearly struck a chord in McIllvanney , for he frowned at me for a few seconds , but the chord must have faded for he shrugged it off . |
| 6 | Kodiak the Alsatian barked at me for a few minutes , and gave up in resignation . |
| 7 | Paul Devraux grinned at him for a moment , then raised a cynical eyebrow . |
| 8 | and went and sat in the corner of the bathroom and went , scowled at him for a bit ! |
| 9 | Annie glanced at him for guidance , but receiving none , made no reply . |
| 10 | She glanced at her for signs of irony and saw none . |
| 11 | Twoflower reached into his pouch and took out a large round gold object , glanced at it for a moment , and slipped it back . |
| 12 | My father read only cowboy books , dogeared and disposable , until my mother jeered at him for wasting his time . |
| 13 | The thought of Harriet Shakespeare slipped into the thought of poor Keith standing awkward and miserable among his mess of papers , while his mother screamed at him for not being neat and ordinary , like Rachel . |
| 14 | After a couple of hours of observing in these conditions , shapes and objects in front of me appeared to move , if I stared at them for too long . |
| 15 | It was five or six minutes later that Piladu appeared on the mountainside , stared at them for sometime and then tramped slowly towards them tightly wrapped in his hooded cloak . |
| 16 | Before doing so , Father Duryea stared at them for many arduous minutes . |
| 17 | She stared at him for a long time . |
| 18 | Alec stared at him for a few seconds , then walked out into the heat and glare of the mid-day sun . |
| 19 | Father Poole stared at him for a long while . |
| 20 | Mayli stared at him for just a second , then realised that the waiter would have given the alarm by now . |
| 21 | The face stared at him for a moment , and then looked away . |
| 22 | Mick stared at him for a moment , then again he said , ‘ Goodbye . ’ |
| 23 | With his head to one side Len stared at him for a moment , then asked , ‘ No friends or acquaintances , like ? ’ |
| 24 | Her face was on a level with his ; she stared at him for some seconds before she said quietly , ‘ You need n't be concerned that you might have started something ; I 've got no ideas that way . |
| 25 | She stared at him for a long moment wondering if in her indignation she had hurt his feelings , but his eyes were narrowed and she could not read his expression . |
| 26 | The woman stared at him for a moment , without expression , and then with a little smile handed the doll back to Artemis . |
| 27 | She stared at him for a moment , then grinned . |
| 28 | Dexter meant it as a joke but Blanche stared at him for a moment , as if the comment was intended as a serious criticism , before she chuckled softly . |
| 29 | The woman stared at him for a few moments as she mulled over his offer . |
| 30 | Jessamy stared at him for a moment , then her mouth set into a line that was almost as determined as his own . |