Example sentences of "at him and [verb] [pron] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ You 'll sort it out , ’ he assured her callously as they entered the building , and she suppressed an urge to hit out at him and tell him exactly what he had done and was doing to her . |
| 2 | A different , vaster , sickly eye was staring at him and daring him : the glowing nebulosity where space and unspace wove together . |
| 3 | Graham took a step towards her but the English-speaking Arab levelled the pistol menacingly at him and ordered him to remain where he was . |
| 4 | Twice Michael had lashed out at him and hurt him , only to be contrite and loving in the next breath . |
| 5 | But she resisted the urge to turn and glance at him and kept her eyes fixed straight ahead . |
| 6 | Standing close to him in the hallway , she looked up at him and bit her lip . |
| 7 | The old lady frowned at him and asked him sharply what his name was and he sat up straight but he answered cheekily . |
| 8 | Albert Tailors , in the shape of old Mr Albert himself , took one look at him and channelled him to the Teens Room , which was festooned with guitars and pictures of pop singers . |
| 9 | At the same time he was aware that he was growing hard to understand and that he must have fallen into spitting , because the corset buyer opposite was glaring at him and wiping her face with a lace handkerchief . |
| 10 | ‘ He just stood there in a cloud of smoke , ’ recalls one of the people first through the door after him , ‘ while they effed and blinded at him and told him what they thought of what had been going on in the hall . |
| 11 | She looked across at him and told him frankly , ‘ I fear you simply bring out the worst in me . ’ |
| 12 | I looked at him and wished I could be so unconcerned . |
| 13 | And they stabbed at him and caused his whole body to tremble as if in shame because , in a way , he knew she was right : his inadequacy to face his future was there for even himself to see ; he had considered volunteering in order to avoid the responsibility of making the choice either of going to University to read for a degree in English Literature or of just plumping for a teacher 's training college course . |
| 14 | Dad was told how naughty James had been and then shouted at him and sent him to the bedroom . |
| 15 | Someone at the next table echoed that in a foreign accent and Ruth turned to smile at him and raise her glass in a mutual toast . |
| 16 | Mum scowled at him and slapped him hard across the face . |
| 17 | Grief had swung at him and given him two red eyes . |
| 18 | She smiled at him and took his arm . |
| 19 | She smiled happily at him and took his hand . |
| 20 | Shelley smiled at him and wagged her finger . |
| 21 | Robyn glanced to where he pointed and then looked up at him and folded her arms . |
| 22 | If he had come begging and pleading , I would have laughed at him and kicked him in the teeth . |
| 23 | Maria paused , looking at him and loving him so much it hurt . |
| 24 | She beamed down at him and ruffled his hair . |
| 25 | She smiled at him and felt his quickening interest . |
| 26 | She looked at him and felt his pain , but he had shut her out again . |
| 27 | erm James and Alex and Danny laughing at him and thinking he 's funny because they all fancy him |
| 28 | ‘ 'Ere , I 've got one o' them there gramophone fings , ’ she said , looking up at him and slipping her hands into the armholes of her stained flowery apron . |
| 29 | Carrie looked at him and saw his mouth turning down at the corners . |
| 30 | She glanced at him and saw his shoulders shaking . |