Example sentences of "at [pron] but [art] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Benjamin looked strangely at me but a ripple of laughter lessened the tension and Mathilda was dismissed . |
| 2 | Run ! at me but the message is n't getting through , there 's something else in the way , something else pulling me back , back to Andy and back to that frozen river bank ; I hear Andy crying out and I can still see him reaching towards me and he 's about to slip away from me again and I ca n't do anything … but I can , this time I can ; I can do something and I will . |
| 3 | Cold winds knifed at them but the baby was snug in its portable bed , the blue and pink rabbits bobbling between its face and the real world . |
| 4 | Kellerman grinned at her but the gesture faded instantly as Donna spat in his face , the mucus sliding down his cheek thickly like gelatinous tears . |
| 5 | She felt hurt and angry and insignificant — did he really see nothing when he looked at her but the acquisition of Swift ? |
| 6 | An energetic girl , she spent the day swimming , jogging , cycling and hiking before retiring to their tent , blissfully ignorant that the thrust of Floss 's nightly attentions was directed not at her but the succuba who also haunted my dreams . |
| 7 | They 're now very good at it but the insurance industry is ten years behind . |
| 8 | I have n't looked at it but the hype on the author will continue through to the paperback . |